EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Landlocked Nepal is mountainous with major rivers flowing southward from the Himalaya into India. The country is the scene of the ongoing collision of the Eurasian and Indian...
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Helpdesk Report: K4D - Areas and population groups in Pakistan most exposed to combined effects of climate change, food insecurity and COVID-19
Iffat Idris GSDRC, University of Birmingham 1. Summary There are strong interlinkages between the effects of climate change and natural disasters in Pakistan, food insecurity, and exposure to...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook - Nepal (October 2020)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nepal’s geography, geological position, and the impact of climate change are the primary causes of disasters in the country. Rapid, unplanned urbanization and environmental...
Disability and climate change: How climate-related hazards increase vulnerabilities among the most at risk populations and the necessary convergence of inclusive DRR and CCA (2018)
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) with generous financial support from the Hilton Foundation, wishes to contribute to the analysis of vulnerabilities caused by climate-related disaster risks with this...
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WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018
Foreword This publication marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate, which was first issued in 1994. The 2019 edition treating data for 2018 marks...
Humanitarian and Country Icons 2018
Following the positive reception of OCHA’s set of 250 public domain humanitarian icons in 2012, the organization is releasing an extended and completely redesigned new collection in 2018 (295 and...
Climate Change Profile of Pakistan
Executive Summary Pakistan potentially faces a major climate change challenge. A concerted effort by the government and civil society at all levels is required to mitigate these threats. In the last...
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Crisis Response Bulletin, February 20, 2017 - Volume: 3, Issue: 08
HIGHLIGHTS: Avalanche kills seven near Lowari Tunnel NDMA prepares framework for vulnerable, low-income communities Wind, rain, heat: Health risks grow with extreme weather Babies starving as food...
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Crisis Response Bulletin, February 13, 2017 - Volume: 3, Issue: 07
Highlights Climate change, environmental health risks becoming greater causes of death 6.3 earthquake jolts parts of Balochistan NDMA holds national workshop on disaster risk insurance framework for...
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Crisis Response Bulletin, January 30, 2017 - Volume: 3, Issue: 05
HIGHLIGHTS: Climate Change Adaptation Project to benefit 185 million population Pakistan - Severe weather (NDMA, Local Media)(ECHO Daily Flash of 27 January 2017) Sound Bytes: ‘Climate change is a...
World: Humanitarian and Country Icons 2012
Humanitarian and Country Icons 2018 are available on this link OCHA adds 500 free humanitarian symbols to communications tools and services The United Nations Office for the Coordination of...
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Managing Climate Risks in the Himalayas: A Community Centric-Approach
Summary The Regional Climate Risk Reduction Project (2009-2010), a pilot initiative from UNDP and the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office, spanned across four countries of the Hindu Kush...