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Missing 1.5°C warming target will cost $14 trillion in floods
Floods caused by rising sea levels could cost as much as $14 trillion if we fail to keep global warming below 2°C.
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July,
2018
July,
2018
Elevated hand pumps supply clean water during floods
Flood resilient handpumps in Nepal give communities access to clean, safe water during the monsoon.
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July,
2018
July,
2018
Flood warnings save lives across boundaries
Trans-boundary flood early warning systems have the potential to save thousands of lives across Asia. This example - presented by Practical Action and the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - shows the potential impact of a warning system between Nepal and India in the Mahakali river basin.
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July,
2018
July,
2018
Resilience is more than income – lessons from Accra’s 2015 floods
In June 2015, after two days of heavy rain, flood water washed away Sarah’s small store in Accra, which provided for her family of three. The flood that hit the city in June 2015 affected around 53,000 people in the city and caused an estimated US$100 million in damages. Slum areas in the Odaw basin were among the worst hit.
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June,
2018
June,
2018
How cities can use nature to cope with change
Heatwaves across south-east Australia continue to break records. New Orleans is still searching for solutions to its flooding issues following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Researchers look for global lessons in the aftermath of extreme weather events to see how cities can respond to environmental challenges ahead.
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June,
2018
June,
2018
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Invest in long-term resilience to prepare for a 1.5 degree plus world
Global Resilience Partnership Press Release 05 December COP25, Madrid, Spain. The world has made significant development progress over the past decades, but these gains have been uneven a...
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What is loss and damage, why is it critical, and what outcomes are needed from COP25?
Amid the escalating climate emergency, policy makers from nearly 200 countries will gather in Madrid, Spain, next week for another annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25). Th...
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From Grey to Green infrastructure: a paradigm shift needed to deliver on climate action
Policymakers at COP 25 have the opportunity to address and influence policies around infrastructure investments and national development plans. The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance argues th...
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COP25 must deliver on climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction
The 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) starts next week in Madrid, Spain. The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance will be there to r...
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Invest in long-term resilience to prepare for a 1.5 degree plus world
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