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'Water resources will disappear, water catchments areas will dwindle, agricultural productivity will suffer and livelihoods will be affected tremendously' said Annet Nakyeyune, from Makerere University...

'We must start research, adaptation investments and policy reform now, if we are to feed the world sustainably and reduce poverty in future', says Gerald C. Nelson, a Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI...

"The needs of the people likely to be displaced by the impact of climate change in the future is regarded as the 'second order adaptation'", said the head of the climate change group at IIED...

Nora O. Gamolo from the Manila Times writes about the devastating volcanic eruptions, mudslides and storms in the province of Albay and the pioneering initiatives in disaster risk management...

The former Director General of BIISSA asks whether the research on managing risk and hazards is simply highlighted attention - or just a passing trend: A call for increased action and 'good' governance...

The final version of the Chair's Summary includes comments expressed in plenary during the closing ceremony. It also reflects written comments received following the Chair's invitation to submit additional remarks by 8 July 2009. > View Chair's Summary

The ninth year of Green Week, with the slogan “act and adapt”, focuses on climate change. Key topics include protecting the environment from climate change...

Two new reports examining climate change adaptation and policy making across Europe were launched this week in Brussels at the European Commission...

Vietnamese scientist Dr. Nguyen Huu Ninh visited the Pacific Disaster Center early June 2009 to solidify agreements on the launch of the International Program on Climate Change and Variability Risk Reduction...

El Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales de Colombia dice que el pais debe estar preparado para afrontar la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico...