Poverty and vulnerability

Community perceptions of climate vulnerability in Peru

To what extent has the scientific capacity to forecast climate change extremes benefited vulnerable communities? This study captures the perspectives and opinions of communities in Peru and the role of weather and climate information, as well as other non-formal information sources, for anticipating and adapting to climatic extremes.

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Tool for analysing vulnerability: ( CARE International , 2009); Effective adaptation is based on a solid understanding of vulnerability to climate change. The impacts of climate change affect people differently based on their capacity to respond. What this means i...
The importance of the ocean in the climate system: ( D. Herr;G. Galland / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) , 2009); The ocean plays a critical role in the climate system and is significantly affected by climate change and ocean acidification. Key alterations are occurring to the environment with adverse effects lik...
Does climate change influence migration and displacement?: ( K. Warner;C. Ehrhart;A. deSherbinin / CARE International , 2009); The impacts of climate change are already causing migration and displacement. Although the exact number of people that will be on the move by mid-century is uncertain, the scope and scale could vastly...
Case studies on community participation in building climate change resilience: ( S. Moss / ProVention Consortium , 2009); Local Voices Global Choices is an interagency initiative supported by Action aid, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, Global Network of CSOs for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), International federation o...
Report on the 3rd international workshop on community-based adaptation: ( International Institute for Sustainable Development , 2009); The Third International Workshop on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 18-24 February 2009. The event was organised jointly by the Bangladesh Centre for A...
Is index insurance an effective tool to manage climate-related disasters?: ( M., E. Hellmuth (ed);D., E. Osgood (ed);A. Moorhead (ed) / International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University , 2009); The climate has always presented a challenge to those whose livelihoods depend on it. For poor people, a variable climate presents a risk that can critically restrict options and so limit development....
Ensuring human security can lead to better opportunities for human development in the Arab world: ( M. El-Sayyid;M. Al-Rasheed;S. Benjelloun;Et al / Human Development Report Office, UNDP , 2009); This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to on...
Disaster Risk Reduction: children speak out: ( D. Walden;N. Hall;A. Spalton / Plan , 2009); Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to disasters - one in every three survivors of the Indian Ocean Tsunami were women or children under the age of 15. However, research has ...
Examining the costs of climate change on the poor: ( R. Bailey / Oxfam , 2009); Climate change is a human tragedy which threatens to completely overload the humanitarian system. The potential human costs are unimaginable, and will be borne overwhelmingly by those least responsibl...
Climate change adaptation: commiting to action at the local level: ( Commission on Climate Change and Development , 2009); The International Commission on Climate Change and Development examines adaptation to climate change and its links with development and disaster risk reduction. It issues policy recommendations on how...