Bordered by the fragile young Himalayas and a long coastline, India’s vast and varied geography is particularly vulnerable to climate change. More than 80 percent of India’s people live in districts...
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Philippines: Country Climate and Development Report 2022
Stronger Climate Action Will Support Sustainable Recovery and Accelerate Poverty Reduction in the Philippines MANILA, November 09, 2022 – Climate change is exacting a heavy toll on Filipinos’ lives,...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Djibouti
COUNTRY OVERVIEW The Republic of Djibouti is located in the Horn of Africa along the Gulf of Aden, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Djibouti is one of the smallest countries in Africa and...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Papua New Guinea
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...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Fiji
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...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Timor-Leste
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...
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360° resilience: a guide to prepare the Caribbean for a new generation of shocks
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...
Climate risk country profile: Ecuador
This paper assesses a climate risk country profile for Ecuador. With its wide range of climate zones, Ecuador has an extraordinary array of geographical systems, which range from high altitude...
Climate risk country profile: Costa Rica
This paper assesses a climate risk country profile for Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s climate is characterized by well-defined annual patterns. However, these are periodically affected by fluctuations in...
Bangladesh: Climate Afflictions
Bangladesh: Climate Change is Affecting Health and Mental Wellbeing DHAKA, October 7, 2021 — In Bangladesh, climate change is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Tajikistan
KEY MESSAGES • Tajikistan is projected to experience temperature rises significantly above the global average. Under the highest emissions pathway (RCP8.5), warming could reach 5.5°C by the 2090s,...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Rwanda
COUNTRY OVERVIEW R wanda is a small land locked country in Central Africa located between 1°4′ and 2°51′ south latitude and 28°45′ and 31°15′ east longitude. The country has a total land area of...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Bhutan
KEY MESSAGES • While data are limited, historical records indicate an increase in annual temperatures of just under 1°C over the 20th century in Bhutan, with daily minimum temperatures increasing at...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Philippines
KEY MESSAGES Historical temperatures show a warming trend since the mid-20th century, with average annual mean temperature increasing by approximately 0.6°C and a significant increase in hot days and...
Climate Risk Country Profile - South Africa
COUNTRY OVERVIEW The Republic of South Africa, located in the southern tip of Africa, shares borders with six countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, eSwatini, and Lesotho (the last of...
Climate risk country profile: Chile
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...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Brazil
COUNTRY OVERVIEW Brazil is the largest country in South America. It has an extensive coastline to the east, covering over 7,491 kilometers (km), along the Atlantic Ocean and a land area of 8,510,295...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Bosnia Herzegovina
COUNTRY OVERVIEW Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a lower middle-income country located in the Western Balkans of Central Europe. The country has a total surface area of 51,209 square kilometers (km),...
Climate risk country profile: Colombia
FOREWORD Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries integrate climate action into their core...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Croatia
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...