The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are globally the driest regions, with severe droughts bringing enormous suffering to the community.
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Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Asset Management’s Important Role
Climate change and extreme events on infrastructure led the IAM discipline to adopt adaptation approaches and strategies for infrastructure.
NZ’s Sea Levels Rising Twice the Rate?
Data from the NZ SeaRise informs that sea-level rise in New Zealand is rising "twice as fast", reducing authorities' response time.
Draft NZ Climate Adaptation Plan Released for Public Submissions
New Zealand's national adaptation plan presents the climate change impacts, identifies priority risks and how to address these risks.
Climate Change Causing Future Winter Storms Now
The Weizmann Institute of Science led a study that shows that storms are intensifying in Southern mid-latitudes in recent decades.
Climate Change Preparation Using Climate Risk Tools
The UNEP published the "Climate Risk Tool Landscape, 2022 Supplement" to inform financial institutions on managing climate-related risks.
Earth Day Celebration Highlights the Climate Crisis
Google celebrated the 22 April 2022 earth day with a doodle featuring time-lapse imagery from Google Earth showing climate change impacts.
Reducing Flood Risks with Nature-based Solutions
Read about the probabilistic risk analysis framework and how it can boost the adoption of nature-based solutions to mitigate flood risks.
Climate Change Mitigation through Lifestyle and Consumption Shifts
The hope is to mitigate and adapt to climate change with more people making eco-friendly lifestyle changes regardless of social status.
Why is Nuclear Power More Attractive Today
Transitioning to a net-zero economy makes small modular nuclear power a feasible, sustainable and reliable solution to replace fossil fuels.