Drafted by C. Kelly A summary of top-level environmental issues to support recovery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the La Soufriere volcanic eruption. The Environment and Disaster...
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Climate change vulnerability assessment of Labutta Township Ayeyawady Region, Myanmar, 2016-2050: Scenarios for resilience building [EN/MY]
Lead Authors: Liam Fee, Montse Gibert, Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Radley Horton, Corey Lesk Contributing Authors: Mozaharul Alam, Annette Wallgren EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This assessment analyzes the...
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Case studies on integrating ecosystem services and climate resilience in infrastructure development: Lessons for advocacy
By Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Miriam Kennedy, Lewis Fox-James, Sara Dethier, Austin Brown, Ian Carradice, Callum Newman and Roman Svidran With support from GIZ, WWF and Arup conducted a review...
Setting Site Water Targets Informed By Catchment Context: A Guide For Companies
The purpose of this guide is to support companies in setting effective site water targets that are informed by catchment context. This guide introduces three critical elements for setting effective...
Climate change vulnerability assessment for Pakokku Township, Magway Region, Myanmar, 2016-2050: Scenarios for resilience building
Lead Authors: Liam Fee, Montse Gibert, Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Radley Horton, Corey Lesk Contributing Authors: Mozaharul Alam, Annette Wallgren This assessment analyses the vulnerability of...
Adopting nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in Latin America
Key messages: Nature-based solutions provide an opportunity to better integrate the agendas of climate action, disaster risk reduction and biodiversity conservation into a coherent and holistic...
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Sustainability, stability, security: Why it is vital for global security and stability to tackle climate change and invest in sustainability
Executive Summary For several years now researchers and organizations the world over have analyzed the relationship between foreseeable climate change impacts and the geostrategic issues they raise...
Building back safer and greener: A guide to sound environmental practices for disaster recovery in Nepal
This guide outlines ways in which adverse environmental impacts can be avoided after disasters, and good practices can be promoted. It covers sectors including settlements and land use planning...
Assessing climate risk in Myanmar
This brief aims to help decision-makers across sectors in Myanmar incorporate climate change risks into planning and investment decisions by summarising key messages from a detailed technical...
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Loss and Damage: Climate Reality in the 21st Century
With the current global average temperature now at around 1°C above pre-industrial levels, poor people in developing countries are already suffering devastation from climate change impacts. It is...
Business Risk Assessment and the Management of Climate Change Impacts
Climate Adaptation Study for 12 Philippine Cities Unveiled Better to be safe than sorry. Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) smashed the Philippines in November 2013, taking 6200 lives and causing almost P600...
Flood Risk Management: A Strategic Approach
Over recent decades the concept of flood risk management has been cultivated across the globe. Implementation however remains stubbornly difficult to achieve. In part this reflects the perception...
Rescue and relief the current priority for WWF-Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan - Rescue and relief is the current priority for WWF-Pakistan in the numerous communities it works with in the flood ravaged Indus basin. "We know the floods have caused enormous...
Turkey floods highlight need for climate change adaptation
Istanbul, Turkey =96 Recent flooding in parts of Turkey has underscored the need to focus on ecologically-sound flood management practices to shield urban areas from extreme weather events,...
Special Report: Pakistan's Waters at Risk; Water & Health Related Issues in Pakistan & Key Recommendations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Water is an essential element for our survival. Unfortunately, while Pakistan is blessed with adequate surface and groundwater resources, rapid population growth, urbanization and...
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Europe: Restore our wetlands or face worse floods
Brussels, Belgium - WWF, the conservation organization, today called on the EU and national governments to do more to prevent future flooding and not to use the new "Solidarity Fund" to repeat the...
Polish government must take new approach to prevent future floods says WWF
August, 2001 - Warsaw, Poland - An obsolete flood protection strategy was largely to blame for the recent devastating floods in Poland, according to preliminary research from WWF, the conservation...
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Dams accused of role in flooding: Research Paper: "Dams and Floods"
Gland, Switzerland - New research commissioned by WWF, the conservation organization, has warned that dams built with the promise of reducing flooding can often exacerbate the problem with...