The Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020 report moves from identifying problems to providing solutions and sharing information.
Category: Climate Research
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Climate Change Adaptation in Cambodia and Fiji Households
Understanding local cultures, values, norms and consultation with local communities are essential in planning climate adaptation strategies.
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Impacts and Mitigation of Treatment Plants and Landfills Methane Emissions
Though it does not stay long in the atmosphere, methane emissions are 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide to cause damage to our climate.
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Climate Change Adaptation Strategies of SMEs in Kratie, Cambodia
The study examined climate change impacts on micro-businesses in Kratie Town and their responses and strategies to climate-induced disasters.
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Know the 2020 Global Climate Status
Climate change continues to rage on. According to the WMO report, 2020 is one of the three warmest years on record. Know the impacts.
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Climate Adaptation Practices in Fiji Are Influenced by Social Norms and Cultural Values
A study on Indigenous Fijians' climate adaptation strategies in the lower Ba River Catchment in Western Viti Levu and socio-cultural values.
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Study Claims that Climate Change Will Not Expand Drylands
The Carbon Brief article describes a study on drylands, which includes plants' response to rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Read more...
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Australia Needs to Increase Green Cover to Fight Urban Warming
Australia's cities Sydney, Brisbane, & Melbourne, will suffer scorching heat due to the receding green cover, UHI effect, and climate change.
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Climate Adaptation Options – Managed Retreat and Resettlement
Managing retreat and resettlement are good options when climate adaptation and mitigation actions fail. Read why communities will not heed.
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Climate Adaptation through Crop Migration
Despite its limitations as an adaptation strategy, crop migration has eased the effects of high temperatures on the world's staple crops.