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Climate change threatens to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts and floods. There are large uncertainties related to unknowns around the future and society’s responses to these threats. ‘Uncertainty,’ as other words with the prefix ‘un’

As droughts and floods cut crop harvests and storms tear up buildings and power lines, countries vulnerable to climate change have proposed new ways to access cheaper financing to tackle the risks. For example, new instruments aim at fostering climate resilience and helping countries transition to 100 percent renewable energy.

Practical Action is working in West Africa to help farmers and poor communities build climate resilience via access to information and adapted knowledge services.

This study estimates in monetary terms the Cost of Environmental Degradation (COED) in the coastal areas of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Togo. Specifically, it values the impacts of degradation that occur during one year, as a result of three major

Developing countries are disproportionately affected by the rising trend of losses from climate-related extreme events. These losses are projected to continue to increase in future, driven by climate change and the accumulation of people and assets in

In Katowice, Poland, countries agreed that the Adaptation Fund will serve the Paris Agreement, and several partnerships have since emerged for risk finance and insurance solutions. From Senegal to the Caribbean, a series of other tools, projects, and finance structures are also mitigating risks.

British research has found that mega storms are three times more common than they were 35 years ago due to climate change. UK aid and partners are tracking and analysing these storms to implement risk reduction measures in the most vulnerable areas of Burkina Faso and Senegal.

This collection of case studies looks at practices that support the meaningful participation of women in resilience initiatives while also addressing structural inequalities.

Oxfam defines resilience as ‘the ability of women and men to realize their