State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
<p>A primer on extreme weather, the paper explains that the recent surplus of extreme weather events is part of a longer trend of rising extremes that reveals a pattern of increasing risk as the planet warms.
This study aims to strengthen the understanding of the vulnerability of Kolkata from increased precipitation caused by climate change effects with a specific goal to: compile a data base with past weather
<p>This West Bengal state action plan on climate change focuses on Water resources, Agriculture, Biodiversity and Forests, Human Health, Habitats and Energy. It identifies two regions as the most vulnerable, namely the northern Hill region which lies in the lower Himalayas & the Sundarbans which is at the Coastal southern end.</p>
Heavy rains, deep snowfalls, monster floods and killing droughts are signs of a "new normal" of extreme U.S.
Global warming is already cutting substantially into potential crop yields in some countries
The recent climate change adaptation efforts in Nepal will not achieve significant results in delivering timely support to vulnerable communities unless the government makes vigorous efforts to implement National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), warns a new Oxfam report. The report that deals with the governance of climate change adaptation financing in Nepal examines the national situati
This report recommends the establishment of a global system to provide information to help manage climate risks and opportunities. The report proposes an implementation strategy for a Global Framework
<p>Catastrophes caused by natural hazards that hit “without warning” serve as grim reminders of the challenge that governments and civil society face in identifying and protecting the areas that are at risk of extreme events.
<p>The national climate change policy provides a framework for addressing the issues that Pakistan faces or will face in future due to the changing climate. In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate, in particular extreme events, adaptation effort is the main focus of this policy document. The vulnerabilities of various sectors to climate change
A comprehensive priority framework to support and provide strategic direction to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, its technical services and agencies for the implementation of Climate Change