07 May 2014
The Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia, PMI) is working with communities to help them understand the basic science of climate change and use this knowledge to adapt to the consequent changing weather and nature of disasters. PMI has listene...
Tags: Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods
30 May 2014
Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others and thus affordable. This study analyz...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Landslide, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Tornado, Urban Planning, Urban Risk Reduction
24 Jun 2015
Coastal communities living in archipelago countries and small island states in Asia are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards such as storms, droughts, landslides, and floods. Environmental degradation such as defor...
Tags: Other type of resource, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Transfer and Disaster Management, Urban Risk Reduction