Climate change is set to have significant impacts on countries’ gross domestic product and their social and economic development. A proactive approach to building climate change resilience can help to ensure that economies continue to thrive and grow into ...

The Adaptation to Climate Change in the Caribbean (ACCC) Project, succeded the Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change (CPACC) project, ACCC, which lastred from 2001 to 2004, was overseen by the World Bank, with support provided by CARICOM. Th ...

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) covers 11 districts in the coastal areas. Volunteers have been trained to play a crucial role in the dissemination of cyclone warnings, evacuation, rescue, first aid emergenc ...

The impacts of climate change pose major challenges to the security and well-being of people everywhere through instability in key resources. Many governments, the EU, and the UN are focussed on security challenges of climate change as threats to thei ...

ISDR and climate change. Disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation share common goals: reducing the vulnerability of communities and achieving sustainable development. Governments have recognized the importance of coordi ...