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A joint investment of R$300 million will give more than 75,000 rural households in the State of Pernambuco an opportunity to improve their ability to cope with the effects of climate change and achieve sustainable management of Brazil’s semi‑arid region.
International Fund for Agricultural Development
National DRR strategy of Montenegro review workshop
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As part of its support to Government of Montenegro, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe and Central Asia, ran an expert reviewed assessment of the zero-draft National DRR Strategy of Montenegro 2025-2030.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Resilient grid
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Grids are the arteries and veins of electricity circulation. Comprising of power stations, substations, transformers, transmission and distribution lines, the grid connects electricity supply to demand.
Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)
Weather monitoring station in tree-covered hilly surroundings
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Climate scientists at Oxford University Physics have developed a ground-breaking AI-based approach to weather forecasting, building more local and accurate models offering high-resolution predictions of extreme weather such as floods.
Oxford University
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Since 2015, the USAID GeoCenter has supported YouthMappers, a program that equips university students around the world to use geospatial technology to address local and global development challenges.
Climatelinks
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Indian hospitals begin to adapt to new climate reality with specialist heat units set up to deal with cases of heatstroke.
Context
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India's heatwave hits small vendors hardest as they cannot keep produce fresh and customers stay off the streets.
Context
Promoting South-South Cooperation: Building Bridges between the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean
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The Caribbean and the Indian Ocean Island States are among the most disaster-prone regions globally, facing hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Their size, limited resources, and geographical isolation amplify these challenges.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Barbados - government
University of the West Indies - St. Augustine, the
An electric fan cools down a resident inside her house
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While this summer is likely be one of the hottest on record, it is important to realize that it may also be one of the coldest summers of the future.
Conversation Media Group, the
Indian woman with her child on the street New Delhi
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Researchers investigate how extreme temperatures affect men and women differently, highlighting greater risks for women due to social and physiological factors
University of Michigan

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