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Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report Impact Forecasting — 2013

Global natural disasters in 2013 combined to cause economic losses of USD192 billion, 4% below the ten year average of USD200 billion. The losses were generated by 296 separate events, compared to an average of 259. The disasters caused insured losses of USD45 billion, 22% below the 10-year average of USD58 billion and the lowest total since 2009. In a […]

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Loss & Damage – Early Lessons from the Process to Enhance Understanding of Loss and Damage in Bangladesh

This document is the result of an almost two-year engagement with the issue of loss and damage in Bangladesh. It provides an assessment of the first comprehensive process to better understand loss and damage at the national-level and presents key research findings.

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Adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction. Enhancing Methods and Tools of Disaster Risk Reduction in the light of Climate Change

The report presents recommendations to strengthen the linkages between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through improving DRR tools and approaches for an enhanced adaptation to climate change impacts.  Link to document http://www.dkkv.org/DE/publications/ressource.asp?ID=302

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Listing of Red Cross Red Crescent Centers

Red Cross Red Crescent Centers Climate Change Climate Centre Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Caribbean Disaster Management Resource Center Desaprendar Regional Center for Community Resilience Regional Center for Disaster Preparedness Evidence-based Expertise Centre for Evidence-Based Practice First Aid Reference Centre for First Aid Education Livelihoods Livelihoods Center Psychosocial Psychosocial Centre Shelter Shelter Research Unit Training and

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The Ready! Game

Ready enables focused conversations with communities on disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction.  It was designed by students at Parsons School of Design for use by the American Red Cross in the Zambezi river basin.  Ready! is a relatively physical game that can be played using virtually any disaster scenario. The game is played with simple materials

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The Gender and Climate Game

A participatory activity to support experiential learning and dialogue on the differential vulnerability of women and men facing climate variability and change. Players first take on the role of subsistence farmers facing changing risks — then ‘walk in the shoes’ of a specific gender role. Experiencing the consequences of individual and collective decisions, rich discussions

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The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030

This report examines the relationship between disasters and poverty. It concludes that, without concerted action, there could be up to 325 million extremely poor people living in the 49 countries most exposed to the full range of natural hazards and climate extremes in 2030. It maps out where the poorest people are likely to live and develops a range of scenarios to identify

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