Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate change is projected to increase the occurrences and intensities of natural hazards. Disaster Risk Reduction (or DRR) is a means of adapting to this reality that relies on preventive measures as the most effective means of ensuring these hazards do not evolve into full-fledged disasters. It requires input from every part of society, and includes a wide range of adaptation activities, such risk and vulnerability assessments, and strengthening climate information and early warning systems.
Disasters have a major impact on children, youth and education systems. In January 2010, approximately 38,000 students and 1,300 teachers and education personnel died in Haiti. The Ministry of Education offices were destroyed along with 4,000 schools – close to 80 %
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has been increasingly affected by extreme weather events. This is particularly problematic due to its high sensitivity, resulting from dependence on climate-sensitive natural resources and its low adaptive capacity. The impacts of extreme weather events have been severe to
Bangladesh has a low-lying topography extremely exposed to sea level rise, cyclones, tidal surges, salinity intrusion, erratic rainfall, drought and floods, causing it to be one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. The vulnerable communities who live on chars — small alluvial islands in rivers and the Bay of Bengal are particularly
Mongolia is set to be significantly impacted by the effects of climate change. Although milder climatic forecasts might bring some benefits to a country such as less harsh weather conditions, these are most likely to be outweighed by significant drawbacks for the country. As mean temperatures
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. This is mainly due to its high dependence on climate-sensitive natural resources and its low adaptive capacity. The country has been increasingly affected by natural hazards. Floods, droughts, and storms, which often trigger secondary hazards such as landslides, fires,
Papua New Guinea is susceptible to a host of natural disasters whose impact is projected to intensify with the onset of climate change. Worsening tropical storms, cyclones, drought, and even hailstorms in the highlands have already imposed setbacks to the country, its economy, environment, and basic human development needs. In the North Coast and the
The Mojana subregion of Depresión Momposina, home to thousands of farming families, has endured multiple cases of severe flooding in recent years. The latest flood, a La Niña event in 2010, came on the heels of large floods in 2005, 2007, and 2008. The flood disrupted the lives and livelihoods of more than 200,000
The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands scattered over 2 million square kilometers in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, are highly vulnerable to cyclones, drought, coastal erosion, and sea-level rise. The project focuses on the remote Northern Group of Pa Enua, more than 1,250 km from the capital, is made up of seven
The largest glaciers in the world outside the Polar Regions are in the Himalayan Karakorum Hindukush mountain ranges in northern Pakistan. This region, the source of large river systems, plays an important role in global atmospheric circulation, biodiversity, water resources, and the hydrological cycle. People living in northern Pakistan are affected by numerous climate-related hazards,