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KEY MESSAGE Projected temperature increases in Vietnam are similar to the global average, ranging between 1.0°C and 3.4°C by 2080–2099 when compared with the 1986–2005 baseline. The range in possible...

Panorama de los desastres relacionados con fenómenos climáticos y meteorológicos y sus consecuencias En los últimos diez años, el 83%de los desastres desencadenados por amenazas naturales se debieron...

This year Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are dealing with the dual risks of COVID-19 and extreme heat, amongst many other compound disasters. For many staff and volunteers, the heat...

Heatwaves are deadly disasters that are increasingly common and can seriously affect human health and well-being. When a heatwave strikes, the most vulnerable are the most impacted. In the past...

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, this factsheet highlights the ways in which traditional and indigenous peoples’ knowledge contributes to climate change adaptation and how...

KEY MESSAGES Temperature rise in Sri Lanka is projected to be marginally lower than the global average. Under the highest emissions pathway (RCP8.5) temperatures are projected to rise by 2.9°C–3.5°C...

Instantané des catastrophes climatiques et météorologiques et de leurs conséquences Ces dix dernières années, 83 % des catastrophes déclenchées par des aléas naturels ont été provoquées par des...

Climate change: New report shows global response is failing people in greatest need Geneva, 17 November 2020 – Global efforts to tackle climate change are currently failing to protect the people who...

Lead Authors: Liam Fee, Montse Gibert, Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Radley Horton, Corey Lesk Contributing Authors: Mozaharul Alam, Annette Wallgren EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This assessment analyzes...

UNDRR report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020, confirms how extreme weather events have come to dominate the disaster landscape in the 21st...