To measure climate impact, we relied on the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) by Germanwatch. Data measuring intellectual property rights (IPR) regimes were collected from Ginarte and Park's patent-rights index (Ginarte and Park, 1997; Park, 2008), the Heritage Foundation's Economic Freedom Index...
For the period from 2000 to 2019 Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest.This year's 16th edition of the Climate Risk Index clearly shows: Signs of escalating climate change can no longer be ignored – on any continent or in any region. Impacts from extreme-weather events hit the poor...
(2023), where respondents are asked at which out of two locations they would prefer to live. The two locations differ in terms of traffic accidents and extreme weather events mortality risks, and can be compared with the risk in the area where the respondent lives. Although persons older ...
We have an opportunity to help rural women adopt climate-resilient seeds and diversify their income sources, organize in self-help groups, gain access to digital banking services and risk insurance, and, perhaps most importantly, participate in decision-making on climate adaptation plann...
Broad statements suggesting it will be wetter or dryer during certain phases of climate modes hide important detail that could risk misinforming decision makers and suggest greater certainty than is supported by evidence. For instance, while the 2023-2024 El Niño event generally matched ENSO expect...
Roshani et al., 2023 Roshani, H. Sajjad, T.K. Saha, Md H. Rahaman, Md Masroor, Y. Sharma, S. Pal Analyzing trend and forecast of rainfall and temperature in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, India, using non-parametric test and random forest machine learning algorithm Acta Geophys., 71 (2023)...
& Chen, L. Elevated risk of compound extreme precipitation preceded by extreme heat events in the upper Midwestern United States. Atmosphere 14, 1440 (2023). Article Google Scholar Wu, S. et al. Increasing compound heat and precipitation extremes elevated by urbanization in South China. Front....
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The persistence of social vulnerability coupled with exposure to climatic hazards led Germanwatch to rank Nicaragua #6 in their global Long-Term Climate Risk Index (Eckstein et al., 2018). Although poverty and food and water insecurity decreased significantly in Nicaragua from 1997 to 2015, many ...
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