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Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
There is no scientific ambiguity to the fact that the world’s climate is warming and that this warming over the past 50 years is attributable in part to man’s activities. There is a wide consensus that this warming will lead to changing rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, increased spread of tropical disease, loss of biodiversity and increased frequency and amplitude of weather related natural disasters. Children are particularly at risk in a disaster and vulnerable to the incremental impacts of climate change. It is essential that their immediate and longer-term survival, protection and developmental needs are considered in any activities to prepare for or mitigate a potential disaster, or adapt to the negative impacts of longer-term climatic trends. Communities and local authorities need to listen to children to find out what risks they might face and how they might respond to them.
CCA programs are activities which aim to make adjustments in natural and human systems in response to actual or expected climate change and their effects. For Save the Children, adaptation is principally about practical measures in programming, policy and advocacy which reduce vulnerabilities or increase resilience of children and their communities from the negative effects of climate change. Disaster Risk Reduction and CCA are not mutually exclusive but in fact interdependent; a CCA project may be just as vulnerable to natural hazards as any other project and therefore needs a DRR component to protect the CCA investment. To address the risks and uncertainty predicted by climate change, both DRR and CCA analysis and programming must attempt to take account of the unpredictability of what may happen in the future as the planet continues to get warmer.
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Introduction
The World Vision Asia Pacific team launches a much awaited Disaster Reduction (DRR) toolkit that will refine their on-going disaster management field work. This user-friendly DRR toolkit is designed to assist field staff in undertaking the integration of
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Climate Extreme: How young people can respond to disasters in a changing world
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Children’s Action for Disaster Risk Reduction. Views from Children in Asia
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Climate extremes and child rights in South Asia: a neglected priority
The links between climate change and disasters in South Asia, such as flooding in Pakistan or cyclones in Bangladesh, are increasingly evident. However, there is little recognition of the potentially life-long impact of climate change and related disaster
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 3- Assessment Report and Design Document Review
Assessment Report and Design Document Review: Tool 3 of World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. This tool requires basic knowledge on disaster management and is used by the National Office and Support Office staff in assessing the integration of d
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex C- Sector-based samples
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Internal Displacement in West Africa: A Snapshot
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Disaster Risk Reduction World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 1- Initial Risk Assessment
Initial Risk Assessment: Tool 1 of World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. The Initial Risk Assessment Tool is to be used during the LEAP assessment (Learning through Evaluation with Accountability & Planning). This tool aims to assist Annual Deve
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Criterios para la priorización de acciones de reducción del riesgo de desastres (RRD) a nivel nacional en América Latina y el Caribe
The purpose of this document is to develop a set of criteria for prioritizing actions for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), along with methodological guide for use in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is intended that these criteria contribute to national
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Addressing climate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific
Climate change will increase the frequency of extreme weather events, making more geographic places inhospitable to human habitation and secure livelihoods. This report presents a detailed picture of the potential impacts of climate change on migration in
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Responding to emergencies in Southeast Asia: Can we do better? A review of the humanitarian response to the 2011 Thailand and Cambodia floods
Following flooding in south-east Asia in 2011 that affected millions of people in Thailand and Cambodia, adherence to disaster management systems proved challenging. And, while neither the Thai nor Cambodian governments made a formal appeal for internatio
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Environmental extremes- Disaster Risk Management
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