Climate prediction study reveals a better way to prepare for natural disasters
Tackling the disproportionate impact of disasters on women The Philippines is the most susceptible country in the world to climate change hazards and ranks third highest in exposure to disaster … Continue reading
Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% Of Their Habitat
Hearing Explores Resilience to Climate-Related Natural Disasters With climate change implicated in a growing number of natural disasters such as floods and wildfires, members of Congress and witnesses at a … Continue reading
Earthquakes and the built environment
The need for adaptation technology in the face of natural disasters Sobulen Sarder of Mongla village was leading a happy life with his wife, daughter and son. Besides his house, … Continue reading
When natural disaster strikes, men and women respond differently
Beyond ‘business as usual’. Addressing the climate change crisis Every year, insurers see first-hand the devastation natural disasters inflict on people and communities around the world. From flooding in … Continue reading
Climate change is causing floods all over the world. Here’s what you can do to help
Rwanda tests its emergency response to natural disasters The Rwandan government has stepped up measures to reduce the effects of natural disasters in the country, Rwandan minister of emergency management … Continue reading
World Bank to double climate adaptation & resilience financing
World Bank to double climate adaptation & resilience financing The World Bank Group will double its financing of climate change adaptation and resilience related projects, with one area of focus … Continue reading
Women play a key role in rescue, reconstruction and resilience after volcanic eruption in Guatemala
Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results delivers report Following the release of the report Measuring Progress on Adaptation and Climate Resilience: Recommendations to the Government of Canada, … Continue reading
The San Francisco Bay Area has an earthquake ‘time bomb’ that could devastate the region — and it’s worse than we thought
Building resilience to a changing climate across the Commonwealth The Met Office is to help develop weather forecasting capability and specialist climate change services for Commonwealth countries following the announcement … Continue reading
World’s largest non-governmental climate insurance scheme launched
How Businesses Face Man-Made Tsunami It is difficult to recall a time when corporate life was straightforward and clear of duplicitous decision-making, global economic woes, political threats and climate destruction. … Continue reading
La Nina likely to develop in the Pacific by December
Phoenix Will Be Almost Unlivable by 2050 Thanks to Climate Change Sorry to put such a fine point on this, but even without climate change, Phoenix, Arizona, is already pretty … Continue reading
Resilience NEWS
And you think the UK’s winter is bad this year? With January’s rainfall making it the wettest winter month since records began in 1767, people are understandably wondering if we … Continue reading
