2018 review of disaster events
Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for the majority of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards, according
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Climate finance in India
Developed countries committed US$100 billion to climate finance by 2020, but fell short of their target, which was then extended to 2025. The financing gap is much wider for developing countries to achieve
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Conducting economic valuation surveys during extreme events
There is no guidance on how to deal with the effects of catastrophic events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, on stated preference survey responses; despite the possible impact, such events can have on stated
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Statement on Climate of India during 2019
<p>The year 2019 was the seventh warmest year on record since nation-wide records commenced in 1901 according to IMD's Statement on Climate of India during 2019.</p>
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Water cooperation for accelerated agenda 2030 implementation: special focus on Africa
The working paper highlights the initial cooperation challenges identified in the assessment undertaken by International Centre for Water Cooperation in 32 basins in Africa. This is the initiative’s first
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Heat wave 2022: causes, impacts and way forward for Indian agriculture
Indian Agriculture continues to be vulnerable to weather vagaries despite self-sufficiency in food grain production. Climate change and increased extreme weather events in recent decades as well as uncertainty
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Cranking up the intensity: climate change and extreme weather events
Climate change is now influencing all extreme weather events – with some of the most severe climate impacts occurring in 2016, the latest report has found. Cranking Up The Intensity: Climate Change and
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Towards the “perfect” weather warning: bridging disciplinary gaps through partnership and communication
This book is about the contribution of early warnings to reducing damage, disruption and distress from natural hazards. Its theme is partnership – between producers and receivers of warnings, and between
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State of the Climate in Africa 2019
Increasing temperatures and sea levels, changing precipitation patterns and more extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food and water security and socio-economic development in Africa,
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Mapping India’s climate vulnerability: a district-level assessment
This study undertakes India's first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment. It presents a climate vulnerability index (CVI) of states and union territories by mapping exposure, sensitivity,
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State of the climate in Africa 2020
Climate change contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said in a report. The State of the Climate
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2020 state of climate services: risk information and early warning systems
Over the past 50 years, more than 11,000 disasters have been attributed to weather, climate and water-related hazards, involving 2 million deaths and US$ 3.6 trillion in economic losses. While the average
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Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2023
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations,
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Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2023
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations,
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Water and related statistics 2021
In many regions, the availability of water in both quantity and quality is being severely affected by climate change, with more or less precipitation in different regions and more extreme weather events.
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African economic outlook 2022
The theme of the 2022 African Economic Outlook is Supporting Climate Resilience and a Just Energy Transition in Africa. Despite having 17% of the current global population, Africa has accounted for a negligible
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Working with nature to protect people: how nature-based solutions to reduce climate change and weather-related disasters
This report shows that scaling up NbS protects society from some of the most severe consequences of climate change, including the economic cost of losses and damages; reduces some of the intensity of climate
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Climate change and population ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: status, challenges and opportunities
This paper assesses the latest evidence on climate change and population ageing in the Asia-Pacific region. It outlines implications climate change will have on meeting the objectives of MIPAA and the
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Who takes the heat? Untold stories of climate crisis in the Horn of Africa and Mozambique
This brief focuses on the extreme weather and humanitarian crises that have hit the Horn of Africa and Mozambique. It shows how the countries that have done little to fuel the climate crisis already face
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2023 weather, climate and catastrophe insight
This report identifies global disaster and climate trends to help make better decisions to manage volatility and enhance global resilience. The report reveals that disasters caused a $313 billion global