Summary for Policymaking Overview An early glimpse of the future The COVID-19 crisis provides an early glimpse of how the climate and biodiversity crises will afect the world. The impacts of the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ▪ Mainstreaming adaptation—which entails integrating climate risks and actions into development planning across sectors and from the national to the local level—is essential for...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Highlights ▪ Coastal areas are generally highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, and the need to reduce risks and build resilience is great. ▪ While a growing number of...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Water insecurity throughout much of the world is growing as populations grow, economies expand, and climate change begins to impact the hydrological cycle. In many places, this...
ABSTRACT We present a methodology to forecast conflict (defined as organized violence resulting in at least 10 fatalities over a 12-month period) up to a year in advance using a random forest model...
Coastal ecosystems provide a wide variety of goods and services in countries across the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. To maintain the value that coastal ecosystems provide in a...
Susanne Schmeier (IHE Delft), Chris Baker (Wetlands International), Judith Blauw (Deltares), Charles Iceland (World Resources Institute), Karen Meijer (Deltares) and Rolien Sasse (independent...
PRESS RELEASE - December 05, 2019 New Water, Peace and Security tool uses machine learning to predict violent conflicts, with an 86% success rate GENEVA (December 5, 2019)—What if we could predict...
The purpose of this guide is to support companies in setting effective site water targets that are informed by catchment context. This guide introduces three critical elements for setting effective...
Global leaders call for urgent action on climate adaptation; commission finds adaptation can deliver $7.1 trillion in benefits Washington/Rotterdam, 10 September 2019 – At a time when the impacts of...