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Category: Climate Resilience
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The Asia-Pacific Riskscape and Pathways to Disaster Risk Resilience
Climate adaptation requires resilience to disasters and natural hazards. The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019 provides valuable input.
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Case Study Reveals Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Airport Runway
This case study by Theuns Hennings on the Funafuti runway and other coastal airports shows the impacts of sea-level rise on coastal runways.
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Climate Adaptation Learning from the Peruvian Blue-Green Infrastructure
This article cites Peru's ancient water irrigation practices as a blue-green infrastructure climate adaptation model for water scarcity and climate change.
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Funding Water Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation
Sectors and organisations believe that protecting and building resilient water infrastructure for climate change adaptation needs funding.
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Are Greenland’s Ice Sheets and Glaciers Melting for Good?
Ice sheets and glaciers in Greenland are melting and receding, which results in sea-level rise. Know its impact on the land and people.
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Climate Change and Land – the IPCC Special Report
Climate change affects food production, and farming impacts the environment. IPPC shares some climate adaptation and mitigation measures.
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Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Infrastructure
Transport infrastructure must be climate change resilient because utility pipes, power and telecommunication lines run along with it.
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Climate Adaptation Solutions Some Cities Are Implementing
Climate change events of cataclysmic proportion led some cities to design infrastructure with climate adaptation in mind.
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A Climate Resilience Handbook that Businesses in SEA Must Have
The "Building Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia" handbook by BSR and the Rockefeller Foundation, equips businesses in Southeast Asia.