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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...

KEY MESSAGES • Long-term warming is expected to be below the global average in Fiji, ranging between 0.6°C and 2.6°C by the 2090s when compared with the 1986–2005 baseline. The range of possible...

KEY MESSAGES Timor-Leste’s tropical climate is heavily influenced by the West Pacific Monsoon and its mountainous climate. Timor-Leste’s climate is strongly impacted by the El Niño Southern...

I. Situation Overview On 14 January 2021, the municipality of Omar, Sulu experienced heavy rains and strong winds due to localized thunderstorm brought by the Low Pressure Area (LPA). This has...

By Julie Rozenberg, Nyanya Browne, Sophie De Vries Robbé, Melanie Kappes, Woori Lee, and Abha Prasad SUMMARY Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history...

GCF is pioneering an innovative new approach to developing climate-resilient infrastructure, which is set to make a big splash at COP26 in Glasgow. This is a systemic approach, particularly...

Climate Crisis – Children face life with far more heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires than grandparents Children born over the past year[1] will on average face seven times more scorching...

Achieving food security and improving nutrition are crucial to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Not only they are essential to reach SDG2 – Zero Hunger, but they are also linked to...

Introduction Bangladesh is frequently visited by disasters including tropical cyclones, storm surges, floods, droughts, tornadoes, and “norwesters.” Similarly, according to the Asia Disaster...

Le changement climatique entraîne une augmentation des conditions météorologiques extrêmes, mais les alertes précoces sauvent des vies Selon le rapport détaillé que vient de diffuser l’Organisation...

Los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos son más frecuentes a causa del cambio climático, pero gracias a las alertas tempranas, se salvan vidas Según un nuevo y exhaustivo informe de la Organización...

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY Background The impacts of weather-, climate- and water-related hazards continue to adversely affect health and economic and social development worldwide. Some of these...

Climate change leads to more extreme weather, but early warnings save lives A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years -- killing...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to recurring hazards and this situation is going to exacerbate due to the impacts of climate change. There is a dearth of data-driven decision-making...

KEY MESSAGES • Between 1970 and 2013, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak regions experienced surface mean temperature increase of 0.14°C–0.25°C per decade. • Under RCP8.5, the highest emissions...

KEY MESSAGES • Observations show temperature increases across Thailand since the mid-20th century and an increase in annual precipitation. Most of this increase occurs during the wet season. • By the...

KEY MESSAGES • Cambodia is projected to experience warming of 3.1°C by the 2090s, against the baseline conditions over 1986–2005 under the highest emissions pathway, RCP8.5. • Increases in annual...

This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and...