Cyclones are a reminder to build climate adaptation and resilience

Cyclone Idai highlights vulnerabilities, need for investment in ...

Africa is already plagued by the effects of climate change, and Idai is yet another stark reminder of the continent's vulnerabilities. After the storm passed, ...

India: Rebuild to tame cyclones | PreventionWeb

Fani is also the lasting reminder of how climate-resilient infrastructure is needed to reduce long-term costs of redevelopment and restoration. During ...

When Disaster Strikes: Preparing for Climate Change

Structural resilience. Many vulnerable countries lack disaster-resilient infrastructure covering vital services such as water, sewer, and ...

Extreme Weather | National Wildlife Federation

The latest science connecting hurricanes and climate change suggests more is yet to come. Tropical storms are likely to bring higher wind speeds, more ...

Band-Aid solutions to Cyclone Winston not enough, focus must be ...

Band-Aid solutions to Cyclone Winston not enough, focus must be on building resilience. Date: 02.03.16. CARE International. Tagged. Press release Climate ...

Don't Let Their Futures Wash Away - Stimson Center

... adaptation planning and international support to build coastal climate resilience ... climate fueled storms and heat events. The damages ...

Realizing a Climate-Resilient and Prosperous Africa | United Nations

... cyclones Idai and Kenneth ... climate change challenges and turn them into sustainable development opportunities for resilient economies.

Chapter 15: Small Islands | Climate Change 2022: Impacts ... - IPCC

Adaptation is needed to build resilience and contribute to environmental sustainability. ... resilience to tropical cyclones in small island developing ...

Why it's time to invest in climate resilient infrastructure

Pricing the risks posed by climate change will create opportunities to build a network of resilient infrastructure in high-, medium- and low- ...

Understand Exposure | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Groups who have completed an exposure matrix report that the exercise helped them move from vague concerns about how climate change might harm ...

Tell Congress: We Need to Invest in a Climate Resilient Future

Every year more costly and deadly extreme weather and climate change-related disasters—such as rapidly intensifying hurricanes, worsening drought and ...

Hurricanes, Climate Change and Community Resilience

Building Resilient Communities · preserving and protecting coastal wetlands, dunes, and reefs to absorb storm surges; · improving infrastructure ...

Climate change | IFRC

For resilience in the face of climate disasters, nature is at the heart of solutions ... The Dominican Republic is a country with a unique biodiversity. Its many ...

Summer of extremes put a spotlight on urgent need for nature-based ...

2023 served up a summer of wildfires and floods. It is an urgent reminder to make climate change adaptation a high priority for cities and regions.

Can Cities Withstand More Storms Like Harvey and Hurricane Irma?

It was also a reminder that fundamental adaptation efforts that account for future climate impacts of more extreme storms and rising sea ...

As impact of climate crisis worsens, Caribbean islands see six-fold ...

Spike in displacement could be new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the region · Put children at the heart of ...

Bangladesh: Lessons for the world in disaster preparation

We've invested in improving early warning systems, an extensive network of 14,000 cyclone shelters across the country, evacuation plans like we ...

Hurricane Season 2020 Is a Reminder of Why Companies Must ...

Climate change is turning up the volume on storms: Last year was the ... The choice between minimizing costs and building more resilient ...

Did Exxon Make It Rain Today? - The New Atlantis

Media accounts have been quick to tie hurricanes and other complex phenomena to climate change. But there is little data to suggest, thus far, that these events ...

Overlapping Disasters Expose Harsh Climate Reality: The U.S. Is ...

The deadly flooding in the Northeast, on the heels of destruction from Louisiana to California, shows the limits of adapting to climate change.