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In search of shelter: mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement
CARE International, 2009The 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 exceed anything that has occurred before.DocumentLocal voices, global choices: for successful disaster risk reduction (DRR). A collection of case studies about community-centre partnerships for DRR
ProVention Consortium, 2009Local 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 of the Red Cross, Oxfam, Practical Action, ProVention Consortium, Save the Children, and Tearfund.This report contains a number of case studies from around the world, which highlight what can be achievDocumentCommunity-based adaptation to climate change bulletin. A summary of the third international workshop on community-based adaptation to climate change
International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009The 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 Advanced Studies (BCAS), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the RING Alliance of Policy Research Organisations.DocumentIndex insurance and climate risk: prospects for development and disaster management
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University, 2009The 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. This document looks at the risk assessment tools such as index insurance that can be used to help vulnerable people deal with climate change.DocumentChildren on the frontline: children and young people in Disaster Risk Reduction
Plan, 2009Children 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.OrganisationCommission on Climate Change and Development (CCDC)
The Commission on Climate Change and Development is made up of 13 renown individuals from different regions and disciplines.DocumentClosing the gaps: disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in developing countries
Commission on Climate Change and Development, 2009The International Commission on Climate Change and Development examines adaptation to climate change and its links with development and disaster risk reduction.DocumentMigration, climate change and the environment
International Organization for Migration, 2009Environmental factors have long had an impact on global migration flows. Although there is limited reliable data on the subject, the scale of such flows, both internal and cross-border, is expected to rise significantly over the next decades as a result of climate change.DocumentPolicy guidance on integrating climate change adaptation into development co-operation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009The issue of climate change seems remote when compared with problems such as poverty, disease and economic stagnation, yet the ability to successfully address these core development priorities risks being seriously undermined by climate change. How development occurs also has implications for climate change and the impacts it has on vulnerable societies.DocumentOur climate, our children, our responsibility: the implications of climate change for the world’s children
United Nations Children's Fund, 2008This report aims to draw the attention of the international community to the specific risks faced by children in developing countries due to climate variability and extremes, thus making it harder to achieve the child – related MDGs. It analyses the impacts of climate change upon children, and their role in mitigation and adaptation strategies.Pages