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What is climate adaptation

WEBIn human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the …

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Three Ways to Bridge Adaptation Research Gaps for a …

WEBCollective action for adaptation requires networks and flows of information between individuals and groups to oil the wheels of decision-making. 3. Conduct …

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Health System Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

WEBClimate change is already causing avoidable injuries, illnesses, and deaths, and is damaging healthcare and public health facilities. The magnitude and distribution of …

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Health System Adaptation to Climate Variability and …

WEBRecommendation 1: Raise national investments in climate change and health research to more than 1% of health and social research budgets in high-income countries and 5% in …

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The Mukuru Special Planning Area

WEBLocally Led Planning: A Guide for Building Climate Resilience in Urban Informal Settlements The Mukuru Story 4 In 2020, NCC and Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), a special …

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This is how New Orleans is rebuilding to be more resilient

WEBT he neighborhood of Gentilly, New Orleans, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, has become the city’s first ‘Resilience District’. This means …

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State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2020

WEBIn 2020, climate impacts continued to multiply, even as funding for climate action adaptation—already vastly short of what is needed—was cut back. Extreme …

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Four Ways that Climate Change Impacts Girls’ Education …

WEBG lobally, climate change threatens to disrupt the lives of 1 billion children and youth, impacting their health, protection and education. For climate vulnerable …

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State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2021: Africa

WEBHow Adaptation Can Make Africa Safer, Greener and More Prosperous in a Warming World. State and Trends in Adaptation 2021 combines in-depth analyses, case …

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Four Ways People and Communities Can Adapt to Hurricanes

WEBWays of incorporating NbS include protecting and restoring rivers, wetlands, coastal and marine ecosystems, improving soil and forest health in wildlands, …

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This heat calculator helps cities invest in the most effective cooling

WEBT he impact of extreme temperatures on health and well being is rising up policy agendas in many cities. The Excel-based Heat Resilient Cities benefits tool has …

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How oysters are restoring the health coastlines around the world

WEBThe Chesapeake Bay once had oyster reefs so large they were seen as navigational hazards, but it has now lost as much as 99% of its native oyster population. …

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Why investing in resilience is good for business

WEBThe Global Commission on Adaptation estimates that the overall rate of return on investments in improved resilience is very high, with benefit-cost ratios ranging …

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12 great examples of how countries are adapting to climate change

WEBT he world’s level of readiness for the unavoidable effects of climate change is “gravely insufficient” and trillions of dollars of investment are needed to avoid “climate …

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF AGROECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO …

WEB4 August 2019 BOX 1 Transdisciplinary Science The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE)24 describes transdisciplinary science (after Russel et al. …

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This is how Mexico City is tackling its water challenges

WEBTo avoid a ‘day zero’ crisis, Mexico City is rethinking its water supplies. H it by unusually low rainfall this year, Mexico City is working urgently to overcome water …

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Myanmar is cutting back on water waste and making every drop …

WEBCatching every last drop. In Yangon, Myanmar, Mr. Chadder notes that the dry season, during which Myanmar receives just 20% of its annual rainfall, has been …

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