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Climate change transforms Pacific Islands

A triple whammy of accelerating sea level rise, ocean warming and acidification is imperilling Pacific Islands, which face growing threats to their socioeconomic viability and indeed their very existence because of climate change.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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How traffic increases urban heat stress

Waste heat from cars, together with sealed road and car park surfaces, contributes to the generation of urban heat. This affects the quality of life and poses a health risk. As temperatures rise, it is time to act.
VCÖ
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Documents and publications

Surging seas in a warming world

This brief provides a summary of the latest science on sea-level rise and its present-day and projected impacts at a global and regional level, with a focus on coastal cities in the Group of Twenty countries and the Pacific Small Island Developing States.
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Climate justice is a critical issue for the tourism industry

Climate change poses increasing and severe risks to tourism businesses. Beach holidays are threatened by rising sea levels, ski resorts can no longer depend on snowfall and some tourism businesses risk becoming uninsurable.
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Documents and publications

Innovative finance reshaping cyclone resilience and child-responsive disaster management in Madagascar

This case study shows how UNICEF, the Government of Madagascar and civil society are working together to pilot a ground-breaking, innovative finance solution that includes a child-responsive, parametric risk transfer product for tropical cyclones.
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Documents and publications

Africa: A rights-based approach to climate change

This report examines the application of a human rights-based approach (HRBA) to climate change programming (CCP) in Africa, paying attention to the criteria of adaptation, resilience, loss and damage, and human mobility as a facilitator of climate action.
Flooded residential area with underwater cars and houses from hurricane Debby rainfall water in Laurel Meadows community in Sarasota, Florida.
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Flooding: Is it time to stop living in basements?

Repeated flooding is neither inevitable nor exceptional. Whether it's the result of a river overflowing, torrential rain or even a failure in the water supply network, flooding has become part of our daily lives.
Conversation Media Group, the
Wildfire raging near houses
Research briefs

New gels could protect buildings during wildfires

Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed a sprayable gel that creates a shield to protect buildings from wildfire damage. It lasts longer and is more effective than existing commercial options.
Stanford University
Bird's eye view of El Salvador beaches
Research briefs

Fighting coastal erosion with electricity

Bioinspired process makes marine sand more durable, resistant to erosion
Northwestern University
Silhouette electricity pylons during sunset
Research briefs

Sharing risk to avoid power outages in an era of extreme weather

Stanford research suggests that more integrated management of electricity resources across the region could significantly reduce the risk of power outages and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
Stanford University
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