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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Monitoring and evaluating climate change and disaster risk reduction: ( P., S Villanueva / Eldis Community , 2011); This working paper is a methodological contribution to the emerging debate on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the context of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Effectively m...
Using cost-benefit analysis to analyse community based disaster risk management projects: ( D. Willenbocke (ed) / Practical Action [Intermediate Technology Development Group] , 2011); This study provides a systematic cost-benefit analysis of a community-based disaster risk management project led by Practical Action in two districts of Nepal over the period 2007 to 2010. The objecti...
Using indicators to communicate risk: ( O., D. Cardona (ed);M., L. Carreño (ed) / Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management , 2011); In order to improve disaster risk understanding and disaster risk management performance in Latin America and the Caribbean a transparent, representative and robust system of indicators was developed ...
Effective measures to build resilience in Africa to adapt to climate change: ( International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) , 2011); This policy brief reflects that African countries are committed and investing funds to reduce risk to floods and droughts, albeit too little and still insufficiently in development sectors. These find...
How important is information to disaster response?: ( International Research Institute for Climate and Society , 2011); This paper highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to improve livelihoods and save lives. By analysing experiences like that of the Red Cross in West Africa, it takes stock of the...
How can disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation be integrated?: ( T. Mitchell;M. van Aalst;P.S. Villanueva / Eldis Community , 2010); This paper reviews the extent of convergence between disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) at a number of scales. It also examines what is at stake if the two agendas do no...
Measuring the levels of urban climate disaster resilience: Climate Disaster Resilience Index: ( R. Shaw / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2009); Coastal urban cities in Asia are experiencing ever-increasing vulnerability due to climate change impacts and fast-growing urban development. This study measures the existing level of climate disaster...
Review of the current status of recovery operations: integrating environment and disaster risk reduction: ( J. Stephens / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2009); Increasing attention is being paid to the importance attached to environmental issues in recovery operations and the new challenges climate change will pose to communities already vulnerable to natura...
Showcasing 15 sound practices in disaster risk reduction in mega-cities: ( F. Bendimerad;J. Buika;J. Fernandez / Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative , 2007); Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an important component for achieving sustainable development of cities and progress towards the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. This manual is a di...
Is local disaster risk reduction plausible?: ( S.V.R.K. Prabhakar;A. Srinivasan;R. Shaw / Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network: Indore Initiative , 2009); This paper examines strategic disaster risk reduction and what needs to be done to get reliable estimates of future climate change impacts. It looks at problems in the existing disaster risk managemen...