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Wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 2013
Update
A European team of experts is taking part in an on-site mission to Italy. Their objective is to assist local authorities through a Thematic Peer Review focused on the wildfire risk management system in the country.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
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Documents and publications
This report, the abridged public version of an internal report commissioned by Malteser International (MI) in 2023, presents the key results of a feasibility study on Anticipatory Action (AA) for the organization.
Irrigation system on a field
Update
The world needs effective strategies to adapt to climate change, and how the world grapples with its effects can turn to Israel's innovative water management technologies and desert farming techniques as an efficient climate adaptation solution.
Climate Adaptation Platform
Heatwave, Bangladesh, 30 April 2024
Update
South Asia, from Pakistan to the Philippines, have experienced extreme heat. Covering some of the most densely populated regions in the world, the series of heatwaves has affected everything from human health and wellbeing to the economy and education.
Conversation Media Group, the
Logistics and transport of container ships and cargo aircraft with crane bridge in the shipyard
Research briefs
A new study led by the CMCC also highlights the possible effects on production and prices of agricultural commodities.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
Mosquito
Update
The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades.
Conversation Media Group, the
Hurricane winds battering a coast
Research briefs
A new study estimates that climate change could cost $38 trillion per year, but emissions mitigation and adaptation strategies could limit future damages.
Eos - AGU
A man treks the banks of a lake high up Nepal near Mt. Everest
Update
Despite earlier mitigation measures, the ‘critically dangerous’ Tsho Rolpa glacial lake has expanded further, with 6,000 households facing an imminent threat.
Dialogue Earth

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