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4 days ago · Many Australians live in areas increasingly exposed to climate change and associated extreme weather such as floods, fires, coastal erosion, cyclones and extreme heat. If we wait for disasters to ...
22 hours ago · The impact of climate change is increasingly evident through intensified and more frequent weather-related events, resulting in a higher likelihood of disaster-induced displacement. In response ...
5 days ago · Enhancing disaster resilience, preventing climate and disaster-related risks, and protecting those left furthest behind require moving beyond business as usual and engaging all of society in climate and disaster risk management. The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 concluded that annual global
4 days ago · Climate change and disasters can decelerate and even derail progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and realizing the 2030 Agenda, as their impacts reverberate through all aspects of development. We will use the case of disaster due to natural hazard as an example.
4 days ago · Without concerted action, climate disasters will only proliferate. Climate-focused practices, like debt-for-climate swaps, nature-based wellbeing and support for a law...
3 days ago · Kensington Banks estate, east of the Maribyrnong River, was once an award-winning urban renewal project. Now the authorities are scrambling to protect high-risk properties and prevent future flood damage. Sydney-based climate risk analysis company Climate Valuation recently assessed flood risks from swollen rivers to homes across Australia. It ...
5 days ago · By Devika Rao, The Week US. published 1 July 2024. The world is rapidly approaching the "brink of multiple risk tipping points," the United Nations said in its 2023 Interconnected Disaster Risks ...
