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This report highlights the importance of adaptation pathways in building resilient futures in the face of evolving climate risks.
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This early action plan has been closely monitoring the climate situation in Afghanistan since January 2024 to assess the risk of drought conditions.
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This report aims to inform discussions on the development of effective national and regional risk financing mechanisms by identifying funding gaps for wildfire and drought response.
In 2020, the World Food Programme and the Burundi Red Cross launched a new partnership-based project to develop anticipatory actions for various hazards, including floods caused by extreme rainfall and drought.
Anticipation Hub
Field of dead corals, due to warming oceans
A recent study led by Koll on future projections for the Indian Ocean, published in Science Direct, projects marine heatwaves as increasing from 20 days per year (during 1970–2000) to as much as 250 days per year.
Science and Development Network
Officials in Indonesia have begun cloud seeding as they try to prevent further rain and flash flooding after a deluge hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend and left at least 67 people dead and another 20 missing.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Mindanao, the second-largest island in the Philippines, is known for its high seismic activity, having experienced numerous moderate to major earthquakes throughout its history.
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The publication aims studies the patterns of snow disasters over time and across different areas in the Dadu River Basin and assesses their risk levels. It also looks at how these snow disasters affect the well-being of farmers and herders in the region.

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