A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster An emergency situation was declared by the DPRK Government on the 2 August 2018 because of unusually hot weather. On the same day, DPRK RCS...
AIDMI's publication of Southasiadisasters.net is titled "Rising Risk of Heat Waves in Asia" It highlights not only the incidences and impacts of heat waves in Asia but also all the scientific and...
SUMMARY THE CHALLENGES FROM INFORMALITY: One of the greatest challenges for climate change adaptation is how to build resilience for the billion urban dwellers who are estimated to live in what are...
Between 1998 and 2017 climate-related and geophysical disasters killed 1.3 million people and left a further 4.4 billion injured, homeless, displaced or in need of emergency assistance. While the...
Este documento es el resultado de la evaluación que los especialistas del Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (cenapred) realizaron de los principales desastres que ocurrieron en 2016,...
Urbanization is exacerbating global warming and cities like Hong Kong are heating up fast. And the most vulnerable, such as elderly people, are paying the higher price of hotter weather. Hong Kong is...
COUNTRY OVERVIEW Throughout Egypt’s extensive history, its inhabitants have relied heavily upon the Nile and the productive agricultural sector it nurtures. Modern Egypt has one of the most...
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Summary This framework document aims to introduce a proactive approach to assess adaptation needs and encourage timely adaptation. The idea behind this approach is that if an assessment shows that...
Con el propósito de coordinar acciones en atención a los afectados por la canícula 2018, el secretario de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional, Juan Carlos Carías y la subsecretaria técnica, Maira...