Indian Ocean Early Warning System (SRI LANKA)
Impact of tsunami in Sri lanka ©John Stanmeyer
Project descriptionImplementing community based early warning in Sri Lanka in collaboration with regional partners,...
The Red Cross Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Resource Centre
The Resource Centre has been operational since late 2010 and is located at the Barbados Red Cross Society Headquarters.
Capacity Building for Human Health Vulnerability in Ghana (ACCCA)
This project seeks to develop capacity to implement pre-disaster prevention and adaptation options in order to reduce the potential adverse effects of climate change on human health in Ghana.
Cambodia National Committee for Disaster Management
The NCDM plays a central role in coordinating and supplying emergency aid to affected people.
Forest fires and climate change
This case study focuses on assessment of forest fire risk in Europe and changes in spatial pattern of fire risk level
National Disaster Management Institute
Formed in 1999, the INGC is responsible for conducting mitigation efforts (such as collection and analysis of data), undertaking preparedness measures (e.g.
Nepal Vulnerability Assessment
The process begins with vulnerability exposure analysis. This links to a participatory exercise on defining scenarios of the reference vulnerability (changes in exposure unit), climatic stresses...
Analytical scope
This page explains the main findings of the review in terms of the analytical scope of adaptation tools.
ORCHID
IDS's screening tool for addressing unmanaged risks of development programmes and their adaptation components.
UKCIP BACLIAT
UKCIP's BACLIAT climate change risk and vulnerability assessment for corporate or other business operations such as SMEs.
Step 2: Assessing Conditions and Trends
Guiding question: What are the major climate variables of concern currently? How do there vary spatially?
In a national study, highlighting the location of specific hotspots in the country...
Step 4: Analyzing the Impacts of Climate Change
Climate related stresses can cause major adverse impacts on several sectors, including food production and agriculture, human health, and water availability, quality and accessibility, among...
Community Based Fire Management
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The incidence of bush fires in Mozambique has become an issue of growing concern at the district and national level in recent years. These...
