What is vulnerability and how do we adapt to climate change?
Video that explains the relationship between vulnerabilty and climate change.
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Climate Change Adaptation
Adapting to climate change in the Sahel
Climate change is felt acutely in the Sahel region, where the population is largely dependant on agriculture and livestock. The 3-4 months of summer rains are vital to survival. If these alter, food shortages and disasters can follow. This film, developed by Christian Aid together with the “Centre Ecologique Albert Schweizer”, the “Office de Développement
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Participatory video on community adaptation to climate change, Macedonia
Location: Kriva Palanka, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.In November 2012, the Red Cross of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia helped facilitate a group of community members and volunteers in Kriva Palanka to produce a participatory video to highlight their work with communities on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and preparedness. The community producers conducted
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Adapting to climate change in Eastern and Southern Africa
In Africa, millions will suffer from climate change impacts on agriculture, water availability, ecosystem services and biodiversity. It’s urgent for countries in the region to take action to reduce vulnerability and enhance local communities’ capacity to adapt. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (or IUCN) has been working with three countries to do just that.
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The human face of climate change
The human face of climate change Video of The human face of climate change Climate change has been at the forefront of international debate with a focus on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The social and humanitarian implications of climate change, however, are only beginning to be brought to public and political attention as
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Hurricanes: How to build a safer wooden house
This film shows how to build a safer shelter and serves as tutorial on hurricane resistant techniques. Versión en español: http://youtu.be/u-3EYV7QX6k
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IPCC fifth assessment report: climate change 2014 – Synthesis report
The synthesis report distils and integrates the findings of the three working group contributions to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) – the most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet undertaken, produced by hundreds of scientists – as well as the two Special Reports produced during this cycle. The report addresses the following topics: (i)
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Case study: Living on the river bank
Climate change has made it increasingly difficult to predict when the river will overflow and force the families in the neighborhood to leave their homes. While in the past, floods used to strictly obey the circulation of the two seasons − rainy and dry − nowadays flooding is erratic throughout the year. Silay City is considered as one of the fastest growing
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Managing The Health Effects of Climate Change
This paper by Lancet and University College London Institute for Global Health Commission states that climate change will have its greatest effect on those who have the least access to the world’s resources and who have contributed least to its cause. Without mitigation and adaptation, it will increase health inequity especially through negative effects on the social
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Women’s Empowerment at the Frontline of Adaptation
This publication aims to help fill major knowledge gaps in relation to the impact of multiple drivers of change on women in Nepal and women’s role in adaptation to climate change and managing natural resources. It examines the impacts of climate change in Nepal, and how the resulting increase in rural women’s workload has affected
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