Save the Children Philippines calls for the government to address climate change, as heatwaves surpassed 42ºC in five places this week, resulting in the suspension of hundreds of classes across the...
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Half of out-of-school children live in countries most vulnerable to climate change, with Philippines latest to shut schools due to extreme weather
New analysis by Save the Children shows impact of climate crisis on children’s education LONDON/GENEVA, 5 April 2024 – Around one in two out-of-school children and adolescents live in countries at...
Philippines: Heatwave forces hundreds of schools to shut with classes moved online to beat the heat
MANILA, 3 April - Extreme heat in the Philippines has forced hundreds[1] of schools to shut as the Southeast Asian nation’s government warns temperatures could soar further this week in more than...
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State of the Climate in Asia 2022
Climate change impacts increase in Asia Bangkok, Thailand 27 July 2023 (WMO) – Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022,...
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Seizing the Moment: Targeting Transformative Disaster Risk Resilience - Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023
A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...
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Over the tipping point: How multiple, overlapping climate and environmental shocks and hazards on children in the East Asia and Pacific region are eroding their coping strategies, exacerbating inequality, and forever changing their futures
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...
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State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2021
State of Climate in South-West Pacific highlights increasing threat of climate change Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 17 November 2022 - Sea surface temperatures and ocean heat in parts of the South-West...
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State of the Climate in Asia 2021
Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2022 - Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of US$ 35.6...
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Addressing loss and damage: Practical insights for tackling multidimensional risks in LDCs and SIDS (July 2022)
Author(s) : Simon Addison, Ritu Bharadwaj, Anna Carthy, et al. This paper presents a detailed overview of the nature of loss and damage risks affecting low-income countries, marginalised groups and...
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State of the Climate in Asia 2020
Geneva, 26 October 2021 (WMO) - Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of...
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Born into the Climate Crisis: Why we must act now to secure children’s rights
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...
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...
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Global Report on Internal Displacement 2021 (GRID 2021)
To read the full report please visit the IDMC website here. Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises The total number of people living in internal displacement...
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State of the Global Climate 2020
2021 is “make or break year” for Climate Action 2021 must be the year for climate action – “the make it or break it year,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of...
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GFDRR Annual Report 2020 - Bringing Resilience to Scale
Executive Summary This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during...
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Resilience Building Handbook
Summary of the handbook From the heart of Tanzania to the mountains of Ethiopia to the borders of Bangladesh and Nepal; VSO's resilience programming is rapidly increasing. Volunteers, staff and...
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El año 2019 cierra una década de valores excepcionales de calor y fenómenos meteorológicos de efectos devastadores a escala mundial
Madrid, 3 de diciembre de 2019 – El año 2019 pone punto final a una década marcada por registros de calor excepcionales, por el retroceso de los hielos y por subidas del nivel del mar sin precedentes...
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2019 marque la fin d’une décennie de chaleur exceptionnelle et de conditions météorologiques à fort impact à l'échelle du globe
Madrid, le 3 décembre 2019 – L'année 2019 marque la fin d'une décennie de chaleur exceptionnelle, de recul des glaces et d'élévation record du niveau de la mer à l’échelle du globe, en raison des gaz...
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WMO Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019
2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather Madrid, 3 December 2019 - The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels...
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Applying subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions to improve disaster risk reduction in South-East Asia: 10 key takeaways for disaster management authorities
Strategies for managing disaster risk currently rely on weather forecasts (daily to 10 days) and seasonal predictions (three to six months). Until recently, the subseasonal scale (defined as...