The Women's International Network on Disaster Reduction will award two women for exemplary leadership role in disaster risk reduction.
Year: 2021
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Rich Nations Must Aid Developing Countries’ Climate Adaptation Platforms
With Glasgow COP26 coming in November, wealthy countries are called upon to increase their climate finance pledges for developing countries.
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Countries Need to Redouble their Climate Change Actions
As countries update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the UN calls on all parties to redouble their climate efforts urgently.
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Climate Adaptation for the UK is Urgently Needed
The Climate Change Committee's third independent assessment of Climate Risk states the UK is falling behind in climate adaptation efforts.
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Netherland’s Flood Management is a Climate Adaption Model for the World
The flood management and protection strategies that worked for the Netherlands would need to be amplified to address climate change effects.
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Residents Decide their City’s Future Emissions
Palmerston North, NZ, has developed an interactive carbon model that enables residents to forecast the city's future emissions by 2050.
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Advantages of Visualising the 2050 Climate Change Impacts on Cities
Research shows that visualisation or creating a mental image of climate change, apart from data, can effectively motivate behaviour change.
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Mumbai Drafts its Climate Adaptation Plan
Mumbai, India, is drafting an ambitious Climate Adaptation Plan in response to the growing climate vulnerability of the city.
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Gaps in Drone Application in Disaster Response
A study examined over 600 research studies on drone applications, and the response-related research area lacks drone applications. Read more.
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Climate Change and its Effects on Food Production
The two articles featured in this post present the effects of climate change on food production. Climate adaptation and mitigation needed.