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Governments around the world have recognized the potentially devastating consequences of climate variability and change to economic development,...
2020
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AfricaResource Library
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This report analyzes the different ways that donors, development assistance agencies, governments, financial institutions, impact investors, and...
2020
Geography:
Global
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Toward a Climate-Resilient Health Sector in Bangladesh’s Cities: Khulna and Chattogram (Infographic)
This infographic by the Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessment (ATLAS) project captures the climate and environmental risks to health outcomes...
2020
Geography:
Asia
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The City of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) located in Mindanao, Philippines, faces natural hazards including flooding, landslides, and storm surge; each likely...
2020
Geography:
Asia
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In 2017, an estimated 153 billion hours of work were lost due to extreme heat. In a changing climate, heatwaves are expected to become more common...
2020
Geography:
Global
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Rapid urbanization, population growth and economic development are projected to increase global waste by 70 percent over the next 30 years—from 2...
2020
Geography:
Global
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Unsafe water contributes to the deaths of nearly 842,000 people every year worldwide, nearly 43 percent of which are children under five years of age...
2020
Geography:
Global
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Heatwaves are generally associated with poor air quality, and the correlation between exposure to air pollutants and heat increases the burden of...
2020
Geography:
Global
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Over the past 50 years, hot days, hot nights, and heatwaves have become more frequent. Global average temperatures are expected to increase...
2020
Geography:
Global
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In August 2015, USAID/Washington requested that the Productive Landscapes (ProLand) team apply learning from the draft ProLand Sustainable...
2020
Geography:
Africa
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Climate variability and change are increasingly putting the lives and well-being of millions of people at risk. Most climate change adaptation and...
2020
Geography:
Global
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This profile provides an overview of climate risks in East Africa, including how climate variability and change likely will impact the region’s crop...
2020
Geography:
Africa
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This profile provides an overview of climate risks in Zimbabwe, including how climate variability and change is likely to impact five key sectors in...
2020
Geography:
Africa
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This policy brief by the Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessment (ATLAS) project highlights key findings from ATLAS’ technical report...
2020
Geography:
Africa
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Rooted in discriminatory gender norms and laws and shrouded in impunity, gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in all societies as a means of control,...
2020
Geography:
Global