Latest additions to the knowledge base

With ever increasing events of high heat and pollution across the Asian region, prompting school closures more frequently than before, education stakeholders must reconsider the suite of available policies.

This brochure highlights an innovative Asian Development Bank (ADB) approach to coastal management based on the adoption of integrated climate-resilient measures to increase the resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems.

In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta pots is inspiring new trends – from cooling towers to screens for buildings.

In this Q&A, Carbon Brief looks at the reasons for China’s recent floods, how the country is adapting and whether it will need to re-examine and future-proof its flood defence systems.

In this framework, FAO has developed a Compendium of experiences and good practices from focus countries, namely Bangladesh, Guatemala, the Niger and Zimbabwe.

Satellite-detected night lights data are widely used to evaluate economic impacts of disasters. But growing evidence in applied economics suggests that impact estimates are potentially distorted when popular DMSP night lights data are used.

Indian hospitals begin to adapt to new climate reality with specialist heat units set up to deal with cases of heatstroke.

India's heatwave hits small vendors hardest as they cannot keep produce fresh and customers stay off the streets.