21 Nov 2014
Rohan Hamden, Director Sustainability & Industry Partnerships, Government of South Australia and Adam Gray, Director Environment, Local Government Association of South Australia discuss the Climate Change Adaptation Good Practice project in Sout...
Tags: Video, Climate Change Adaptation
08 Aug 2017
In developing countries the agriculture sector absorbs 23 percent of the total damage and losses. Between 2005 and 2014, approximately USD 93 billion was lost in crop and livestock production due to natural hazards and disasters in developing coun...
Tags: Report, Drought, Early Warning Systems, Earthquake, Flood, Food Security, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods
31 Jan 2014
This report presents the World Bank’s experience in climate and disaster resilient development, and contends that such development is essential to eliminating extreme poverty and achieving shared prosperity by 2030. The report recognizes, howeve...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Risk Reduction