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The remains of a glacier in Tajikistan leading down to a lake.
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A new UN report reveals that rising temperatures have caused glaciers in the Caucasus to retreat an average of 600m over the past century, contributing to a loss of more than 11 billion tons of freshwater.
United Nations Environment Programme
Cover and source: World Bank
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This report assesses how Azerbaijan can reduce its vulnerability to climate shocks and the risks emerging from the global low-carbon transition while protecting the living standards of its people and reaping opportunities of a new climate economy.
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This publication covers Azerbaijan’s risk profile procedures for creating a national disaster risk reduction program, and the realization of adaptive actions are discussed.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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This seismic risk profile of Azerbaijan, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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This paper explores the social protection response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to learn lessons on how to build the resilience of their social protection system.
Risk Spotlight CCA Azerbaijan
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This Risk Spotlight Common Country Analysis focuses on Azerbaijan.
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This publication examines risks from flooding and earthquakes in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region. It assesses the protection gap and identifies ways of strengthening financing.
IRP Herald 32
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IRP Herald Volume 32 is the knowledge report for IRP-supported sessions at the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2021.

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