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Integrating disaster response and climate resilience in social protection programs in the Pacific Island Countries
Social Protection and Labor, World Bank, 2015The Pacific i sland countries (PICs) are some of the most exposed to frequent natural disasters and climate shocks, and their vulnerability is increasing due to mounting effects of climate change as well as demographic and economic forces. Natural disasters hit the poorest hardest and have long -term consequences for human development.DocumentIncreasing people’s resilience through social protection
Overseas Development Institute, 2016Climate-related shocks and stresses are posing significant obstacles to poverty reduction.DocumentAdaptation Strategy in Response to the New EU Sugar Regime 2006-2013
2006This report consists of seven chapters: Introduction (1); Fiscal and debt management (2); Strategic Sectorial Focus (3); Social Development and Poverty Reduction (4); Environmental Protection, Land Management and Disaster Mitigation (5); Cross-Cutting Issues (6); Managing the Adaptation Process (7).DocumentMeasuring ‘subjective resilience’: using people’s perceptions to quantify household resilience
Overseas Development Institute, 2015How should we measure a household’s resilience? As resilience gathers momentum on the international stage, interest in this question continues to grow. So far, efforts to measure resilience have largely focused on the use of ‘objective’ frameworks and methods of indicator selection.DocumentOptions for support to agriculture and food security under climate change
Elsevier, 2011This journal article highlights that agriculture and food security are key sectors for intervention under climate change.DocumentChoice, not control: Why limiting the fertility of poor populations will not solve the climate crisis
CARE International, 2014CARE paper outlining the need for a human rights based approach to family planning when discussed in climate mitigation and adaption contexts.DocumentStrategic research into national and local capacity building for disaster risk management: literature review version 1
Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management (2013-2015), 2014This literature review has been conducted by Oxford Policy Management and the University of East Anglia as part of a multi-donor research project led by IFRC focusing on Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management.OrganisationGlobal Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)
The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is a global alliance and an initiative of the European Union (EU), launched in 2007 and coordinated by the European Commission (EC), aimed at strengtheningDocumentClimate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Lami Town, Republic of Fiji
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2014This abridged report looks at the climate vulnerability of Lami Town in the Republic of Fiji. Urban communities in Fiji are located in highly hazard-prone areas in the coastal zone. Storm surges and sea-level rise can affect settlements, food production and infrastructure.DocumentReconfiguring urban adaptation finance
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2014This paper examines international, national and municipal mechanisms for financing adaptation, and reveals the systemic barriers that prevent money being channelled into the hands of low-income and highly vulnerable urban residents in low- and middle-income countries, and hinder effective urban adaptation.Pages