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Mitigating disasters — a promising start
The Lancet, 2013A ten-year United Nations plan to make the world safer from natural disasters went into effect in 2005. With 2015 nearing, countries are now assessing how well it has worked. The Hyogo Framework for Action spelled out what all countries had to do over the following ten years to make disasters less disastrous.DocumentGlobal 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, 2013The 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.DocumentIndigenous peoples and climate change in Africa
Legal Assistance Centre, 2013Through two participatory case studies, this paper examines the impact of climate change on the indigenous peoples of Namibia.DocumentGlobal Estimates 2012: People displaced by disasters
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013Over five years from 2008 to 2012, around 144 million people were forced from their homes in 125 countries.DocumentClimate resilience and disaster risk management: stories of change from CDKN
Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013This brief presents results from projects supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to assess vulnerability and mainstream climate resilience into development planning. Case studies from India, Ghana and Colombia illustrate the importance of involving diverse social groups in defining and monitoring vulnerability and delivering adaptation solutions.DocumentLinkages between population dynamics, urbanization processes and disaster risks: a regional vision of Latin America
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012With 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.DocumentImpacts of climatic hazards on the small wetland ecosystems (ponds): evidence from some selected areas of coastal Bangladesh
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2013Most climate related hazards in Bangladesh are linked to water. The poor communities living in remote villages along Bangladesh’s coastal zone are most vulnerable to climate change impacts and depend on small isolated wetlands (ponds) for their daily water requirements.DocumentMedia perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India.DocumentDisaster risk management in post-2015 development goals: potential targets and indicators
Overseas Development Institute, 2013Disasters can hamper economic growth, affect poverty levels and cause human suffering. This paper argues that including measures to promote disaster risk management (DRM) in the post-2015 development goals is needed to incentivise investment in advance of shocks to protect lives and livelihoods, but also to save money.DocumentLeast developed, most vulnerable: have climate finance promises been fulfilled for the LDCs?
European Capacity Building Initiative, 2013As part of the Copenhagen Accord, wealthy nations pledged to help developing countries transition to a low carbon economy and to deal with the impacts of climate change.Pages