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5 September 2016
What are the financial instruments used to address the risks of loss and damage? And how are these structured? Get to know the existing financial instruments, along with their advantages and challenges at different levels of application.
5 September 2016
Risk financing mechanisms at local, national, regional, and global scales contribute to increasing resilience to climate extremes and climate variability, but involve major design challenges.
5 September 2016
Risk transfer schemes including insurance products and tools that help the vulnerable to have direct or indirect insurance coverage against the negative impact of climate change. The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) is an example of such. Learn how MCII reach its target group and help…
25 August 2016
With Asia experiencing a climate crisis, innovative approaches are needed to ensure coordination and cooperation among the different pillars of the environmental justice system. The Asian Judges Network on Environment was established from recognition of the judiciary’s role in promoting…
29 June 2016
Maximum impacts of disasters are largely felt by the poorest members of society. Given this, interventions are needed that would bring in development benefits in the near term, while reducing their vulnerability over the longer term.
29 June 2016
Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in disaster risk management. Get to know why and how ecosystem based adaptation (EBA) has become a buzzword in the field of climate change and disaster risk…
28 June 2016
What are climate change-relate risks that could significantly affect essential infratructure systems? This presentation looks into the climate vulnerability of Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project in Lao PDR.
28 June 2016
Climate data need to be translated into useful information that can be understood by different audiences and users. The experience of communities near the Pyanj River Basic shows how science and community-based vulnerability assessment can work hand-in-hand.
28 June 2016
Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is expected to provide additional connectivity to India, increase regional trade and open up internal areas of Bhutan. This requires identification of climate…
27 June 2016
Climate variability and change are a threat to development goals. But when climate risks are managed, the intended outcomes of strategies, policies, and investments are achieved despite the presence of threats and uncertainties. To be able to do this, decision-makers may choose among the available…