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Coverpage of "Extreme weather events and internal migration: Evidence from Mongolia"

Documents and publications

22 October 2021

Extreme weather events and internal migration: Evidence from Mongolia

This article examines the effects of extreme weather events on internal migration in Mongolia. Our focus is on dzuds, extremely harsh winters characterized by very cold temperature, snowfall anomalies, and/or storms causing very high livestock mortality.

Coverpage of "Antananarivo: Strengthening resilience through nature-based solutions and disaster-informed urban planning"

Documents and publications

22 October 2021

Antananarivo: Strengthening resilience through nature-based solutions and disaster-informed urban planning

This paper assesses how resilience can be strengthened through nature-based solutions and disaster-informed urban planning for Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. The inhabitants of Antananarivo are strug. ling with diverse water-related issues.

Coverpage of "Citizen science for disasters"

Documents and publications

22 October 2021

Citizen science for disasters

This toolkit provides guidance to a broad range of community groups (e.g., volunteer or faith-based institutions, social service organizations, private or other nonprofit organizations) on designing and implementing disaster citizen science projects.

Research briefs

23 September 2021

Over 120 scientific experts’ global ocean report shows unprecedented climate change impact, as Arctic registers record low ice levels

Record extreme events seen during 2019 in the Mediterranean Sea and average ice thickness reducing by 90% in the Barents Sea, among just many key findings.

Taylor and Francis

A Los Angeles resident observes the approaching wildfire

Update

20 October 2021

Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change

Globally, the displacement of people due to the impacts of disasters and climate change is now at a record high. Evacuations are an important life-saving emergency response – a temporary measure to move people to safety in the face of imminent harm.

Conversation Media Group, the

Bangkok residents navigate heavy floods by boat

Update

20 October 2021

Cities worldwide aren’t adapting to climate change quickly enough

Around the globe, cities will face a much higher probability of extreme weather events. The brunt of costs will be borne by their most vulnerable residents: the old, the poor and others who lack wealth and political connections to protect themselves.

Conversation Media Group, the

Documents and publications

20 October 2021

Budgeting for climate change: A guidance note for governments to integrate climate change into budgeting

This paper serves as guidance for governments in integrating climate change into budgeting as Ministries of Finance respond to climate change and take a more integrated approach to the social, environmental and economic objectives of the 2030 Agenda.

People working on water extraction around a well in Senegal (2007)

Update

19 October 2021

Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa

The State of the Climate in Africa 2020 report provides a snapshot of climate change trends and impacts, including sea level rise and the melting of the continent’s iconic glaciers.

World Health Organization (WHO)

The Extinction Rebellion protesting climate change while occupying Bank, London with a sign reading "Climate Change is a Health Emergency"

Update

18 October 2021

Climate action needed to avert ‘health catastrophe’

To achieve sustained recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and avoid an “impending health catastrophe”, countries must commit to targeted action on climate change, health experts have urged ahead of the UN climate summit, COP26.

Science and Development Network

The catastrophic mudflow destroyed a road between national parks Manyara and Ngorongoro. Car traffic was restored on the same day in Tanzania

Update

18 October 2021

Staying afloat: New evidence on how firms in Tanzania cope with flooding

In April 2018, cities across Tanzania experienced severe flooding, which displaced over 2,000 households in the country’s commercial capital of Dar es Salaam. By one estimate, the flooding in Dar es Salaam affected up to 1.7 million people.

World Bank, the