This paper contrasts end-century SLR risks under two warming and two adaptation scenarios, for four coastal settlement archetypes (Urban Atoll Islands, Arctic Communities, Large Tropical Agricultural Deltas, Resource-Rich Cities).
Did you know that solutions based on nature can help protect us from climate change impacts while slowing further global warming, supporting biodiversity, and securing ecosystem services? Indeed, they can!
This report presents a socioecological system framework for recovery planning, information on observed damage, and 25 courses of action for the recovery from the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
The French government announced 500 million euros on Tuesday to encourage urban vegetation projects to tackle high temperatures in towns and cities as a heatwave began to strike in the south and southwest.
The main purpose of this study is to examine the level of preparedness, having a contingency plan and the emergency response ability to waste management in disaster situations.
The Senior Officer is the overall IFRC focal point on nature-based solutions (NbS), with a focus on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR) and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA).
The Puerto Rican environmental NGO Para la Naturaleza responds to extreme weather events. Among other things, the organization is restoring mangroves in partnership with local communities to reduce the risk of future disasters.
