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House on stilts in the Maldives, photo by Sarah Landelle
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Denmark earmarks financing for climate change adaptation

Provided there is a global climate deal and other countries pay their share too, Denmark will fund 0.16 billion euro to help developing countries strengthen their capacities to tackle climate change in the short term (2010-2012)...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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Climate sense

This case-bound book draws upon experiences around the world reflecting how people are using climate information to improve their lives, through climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. In this book, over 100 authors are relating

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Climate disaster a significant possibility says Nobel price winner Steven Chu

We underestimate the risk and ignore the fact that the planet is threatened with 'sudden, unpredictable, and irreversible disaster,' says Steve Chu, one of the world's leading climate and energy experts....
Copenhagen Climate Council
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The protection of the architectural heritage against natural disasters

This proceedings includes inter alia the specific outputs of the meeting which included: an inventory of the relevant technical, legal and administrative measures already current in Europe.

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