Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (气候变化和减少灾害风险) ISDR Briefing Note 01 Climate Change and Geneva, September 2008 Disaster Risk Reduction Climate change and disaster risk Weather, climate and climate change reduction are closely linked. More extreme weather events in future Defining ...
Mitig Adapt Strat Glob Change 14:7–33. : 10.1007/s11027-008-9147-4Prabhakar, S., Srinivasan, A., & Shaw, R. (2009). Climate change and local level disaster risk reduction planning: need, opportunities and challenges. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 14 (1...
Accordingly, this chapter contextualizes climate change in a disaster risk perspective for Australia. This chapter discusses three main aspects of CCA&DRR integration in Australia: 1) the climate action by the federal government and the contested discourse of climate change in the national politics; ...
A seminal policy year for development and sustainability occurs in 2015 due to three parallel processes that seek long-term agreements for climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, and disaster risk reduction. Little reason exists to separate them, since all three examine and aim to deal ...
While the international theme for this year is "Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow", Zimbabwe's commemorations ran under the theme: "Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management". Nyoni said in line with this year's theme, the commemorations ar...
Increasing learning opportunities and teaching capacities in higher education (HE) institutions in the domain of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is a key pre-requisite not only to enhance individual and collective knowledge, but also to forge resilient societies. How...
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Issues and ChallengesCliveUniversityM.J.UniversityWarrenUniversityMCB UP LtdProperty Management
Disaster law promises to become an increasingly important subject over the course of this century. Climate change will increase the frequency of extreme weather events, while more people and property will be at risk due to population growth, coastal development and economic growth. Depending on the...
UNITED NATIONS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Human activity and behavior, on top of climate change, are contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, finds a UN report. The number of medium- to large-scale disaster events is projected to reach 560 a year, or 1.5 disasters ...
Climate change is a major risk for homeowners, but you don't have to wait for a storm or other weather event to damage your home. There are steps you can take to limit your risk. Adapt your home for a changing climate Weather is already the top cause of damage to residences, so taki...