1 INTRODUCTION Countries in the Global North bear a high responsibility for the current climate disaster. This is underlined by the skewed responsibility for historical carbon emissions; estimates...
Bangladesh + 4 more
Bangladesh + 4 more
1 INTRODUCTION Countries in the Global North bear a high responsibility for the current climate disaster. This is underlined by the skewed responsibility for historical carbon emissions; estimates...
We are marking a decade of humanitarian and development efforts in the Philippines, reflecting on our journey since November 2013 when we responded to Super Typhoon Yolanda. Over the past ten years,...
Today we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013, resulting in over 6,300 deaths and the...
Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) was among the largest and most destructive typhoons recorded to date. It made landfall on the morning of 8 November 2013 in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province...
Nicaragua + 11 more
REGIONAL: DESPLAZAMIENTOS INDUCIDOS POR EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO CIFRAS CLAVE 2,3M DE NIÑOS, NIÑAS Y ADOLESCENTES DESPLAZADOS POR FENÓMENOS RELACIONADOS CON EL CLIMA ENTRE 2016 Y 2021 El cambio climático...
Nicaragua + 14 more
REGIONAL: CLIMATE CHANGE-INDUCED DISPLACEMENT KEY FIGURES 2.3M CHILDREN DISPLACED BY CLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 Climate change and weather-related disasters are fuelling...
Successive shocks and crises over the last few years continue to reverberate on the food security and livelihoods of people in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. The pandemic and the cost of...
Cambodia + 14 more
Children in East Asia and the Pacific face the greatest exposure to multiple climate disasters Children in the region face six times more climate related shocks compared to their grandparents eroding...
Rome - The world’s ability to nourish its burgeoning population is under threat and without broader socioeconomic and environmental change, sustainable agrifood systems will be impossible to achieve,...
Philippines + 2 more
Two powerful tropical cyclones are bringing misery to millions in opposite parts of the world. Hurricane Ian has caused devastation in western Cuba and has increased in strength and size as it heads...
Guatemala + 3 more
Climate change, conflict, COVID-19, and gender inequality impacts food security globally. Together with the Ukraine conflict, the food crisis across the world is worsening. UN Women’s Zero Hunger...
As Natural Disasters Threaten Vanuatu’s Economic Gains, Agriculture and Education Provide Opportunities PORT VILA, April 11, 2022 – New World Bank research has highlighted the opportunities and...
Technical Summary Background Bangladesh, considered to be the world’s largest delta, is a riverine country that is highly vulnerable to climate and weather-related and geophysical hazards due to its...
Technical Summary Background Bangladesh, considered to be the world’s largest delta, is a riverine country that is highly vulnerable to climate and weather-related and geophysical hazards due to its...
FROM: FRANCESCO MELARA, ROMEO BALDEMOR, ZENEBE B. URAGUCHI – 25. NOVEMBER 2021 Traveling back to eight years ago... On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall on the eastern part of the...
KEY MESSAGES • The Solomon Islands are warming and are expected to continue to experience warming trends throughout the 21st century. Future rates of warming are clouded by current models’ inability...
KEY MESSAGES • Projections suggest warming in Papua New Guinea (PNG) could be similar to, or very slightly below, the global average. Warming of around 3.6°C is projected by the 2090s, compared to...
KEY MESSAGES • Vanuatu is warming and is expected to warm throughout the 21st century. Future rates of warming are clouded by current models’ inability to simulate very localized changes but, warming...
KEY MESSAGES • Nauru is warming and is expected to warm throughout the 21st century. Future rates of warming are clouded by current models’ inability to simulate very localized changes but, warming...
KEY MESSAGES • Samoa has experienced warming trends of approximately 0.6°C between 1980 and 2018. • Future trends in warming are obscured by the inability of climate models to accurately simulate...