climate change adaptation disaster risk reduction
- Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2013 - From shared risk to shared value: the business case for disaster risk reduction
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2013
- The 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR13) makes the business case for investing in disaster risk management (DRM) and highlights potential opportunities for creating shared value. The report is a...
- Analysis on the linkages between population dynamics, urban development and disaster risk reduction in Latin America
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- With both urban population and the frequency of disasters increasing in Latin America, it is necessary to adequately plan for sustainable growth that takes these changing dynamics into account. With this in mind, multiple agencies wit...
- An operational framework for Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD)
- N. Brooks; S. Anderson; I. Burton / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
- This working paper seeks to offer practical guidance on how to put into operation the concepts outlined in the International Institute for Environment and Development’s (IIED) Climate Change Working Paper No. 1. It presents the ...
- Managing water as China warms: new insights from regional models
- W. Guoqing; R. Calow / Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
- Climate change adds pressure on China's water resources, which are already under intense stress. Therefore, the water sector is a top priority in China’s national adaptation programme. This policy brief summarises the Adapting t...
- Report outlining a comprehensive climate risk management study of a wetland in Niger
- J. Dekens; Y. Nazoumou; A. N. Zamudio-Trigo / United Nations Development Programme, 2013
- The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently implemented climate risk management studies in seven countries. This report, commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Pr...
- Climate risks, vulnerability and governance in Kenya: a review
- J-E. Parry; D. Echeverria; J. Dekens; J. Maitima / United Nations Development Programme, 2012
- This report was commissioned under the Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project (CRM TASP), a joint initiative of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery and the Bureau for Development Policy of the United Na...
- Climate risk management for the health sector in Nicaragua
- M. Keller / United Nations Development Programme, 2013
- Commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (UNDP BCPR), under the Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project (CRM TASP), this report addresses climate r...
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
- Study assessing disaster risk reduction and resilience of three east African cities
- M. Permezel; O. Ebalu / International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- This study reports on a month-long pilot project conducted in three east African cities (Narok and Kisumu in Kenya, and Moshi in Tanzania) to assess resilience and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The pilot is modelled on the ‘ten...
- World Bank report on the likely consequences of a four degrees Celsius rise in global temperatures
- World Bank, 2012
- This report, produced for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics, attempts to describe what climate change impacts are likely to be felt in a ‘4°C world', i.e. a world where...
- Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2013 - From shared risk to shared value: the business case for disaster risk reduction
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2013
- The 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR13) makes the business case for investing in disaster risk management (DRM) and highlights potential opportunities for creating shared value. The report is a...
- Analysis on the linkages between population dynamics, urban development and disaster risk reduction in Latin America
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- With both urban population and the frequency of disasters increasing in Latin America, it is necessary to adequately plan for sustainable growth that takes these changing dynamics into account. With this in mind, multiple agencies wit...
- An operational framework for Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD)
- N. Brooks; S. Anderson; I. Burton / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
- This working paper seeks to offer practical guidance on how to put into operation the concepts outlined in the International Institute for Environment and Development’s (IIED) Climate Change Working Paper No. 1. It presents the ...
- Managing water as China warms: new insights from regional models
- W. Guoqing; R. Calow / Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
- Climate change adds pressure on China's water resources, which are already under intense stress. Therefore, the water sector is a top priority in China’s national adaptation programme. This policy brief summarises the Adapting t...
- Report outlining a comprehensive climate risk management study of a wetland in Niger
- J. Dekens; Y. Nazoumou; A. N. Zamudio-Trigo / United Nations Development Programme, 2013
- The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently implemented climate risk management studies in seven countries. This report, commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Pr...
- Climate risks, vulnerability and governance in Kenya: a review
- J-E. Parry; D. Echeverria; J. Dekens; J. Maitima / United Nations Development Programme, 2012
- This report was commissioned under the Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project (CRM TASP), a joint initiative of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery and the Bureau for Development Policy of the United Na...
- Climate risk management for the health sector in Nicaragua
- M. Keller / United Nations Development Programme, 2013
- Commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (UNDP BCPR), under the Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project (CRM TASP), this report addresses climate r...
- Study assessing disaster risk reduction and resilience of three east African cities
- M. Permezel; O. Ebalu / International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- This study reports on a month-long pilot project conducted in three east African cities (Narok and Kisumu in Kenya, and Moshi in Tanzania) to assess resilience and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The pilot is modelled on the ‘ten...
- World Bank report on the likely consequences of a four degrees Celsius rise in global temperatures
- World Bank, 2012
- This report, produced for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics, attempts to describe what climate change impacts are likely to be felt in a ‘4°C world', i.e. a world where...
- A study using computer models to predict effects of climate change on human wellbeing
- G. C. Nelson; M. W. Rosegrant; A. Palazzo / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010
- This report addresses the potential scale and geography of climate change in order to identify which populations and areas will be most affected and to help policy makers facilitate adaptation. The research uses computer modelling bas...
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
