Yearly floods in West Africa's cities are causing misery to its residents - claiming lives and damaging infrastructure and properties.
Category: Climate Adaptation
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MENA Climate Week Features Climate Resilience Building
The Middle East and North Africa Climate Week was held in Dubai from 28 to 31 March 2022. It featured climate change and resilience building.
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Sea-level Rise Impacts on Coastal Settlements
The review article looks at the threats and impacts of sea-level rise on groundwater and infrastructure in coastal cities and settlements.
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Mitigating Wildfires’ Risk and Impacts
There is a need for harmonised procedures for wildfire risk assessment at the Pan-European scale to mitigate the impacts of wildfires.
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What Would a 4°C Warmer World Look Like?
In her book, Gaia Vincent paints a 4-degree Celsius warmer world, what would happen, how it would force the world on how and where to live.
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Pakistan’s Flood Disaster and the Climate Justice Issue
The cataclysmic flooding in Pakistan highlights the issue of climate justice. Should top GHG-emitting countries be held accountable?
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China Benefits from its Disaster Preparedness Investments
China's efforts to improve its risk management and prevention system and disaster preparedness reduce death tolls from floods and landslides.
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Coastal Communities Tsunami-Resilient by 2030
UNESCO aims to help improve coastal communities' preparedness for tsunamis and minimize the loss of life, livelihoods, and properties.
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Climate Adaptation Plans Needed as Extreme Rainfall and Floods
Devastating floods hit China, Bangladesh and India. Does climate change have a role, and what can people do to reduce impacts and losses?
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New Zealand’s Climate Adaptation Plan Launched
The NZ Climate Adaptation Plan conveys the priorities for the next six years and puts in one place all actions to adapt to climate change.