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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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Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific
A paper that addresses Small Island developing states (SIDS) ongoing projects and projects in the pipeline targeted at implementing adaptation measures. In the Pacific alone there have been a range of such initiatives starting with the Pacific Islands Cli
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex B
World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex B- Compendium of Indicators. The Compendium of Indicators for Disaster Risk Reduction is developed based on the Compendium of Indicators for Child Well-being Outcomes (CWBO). This Annex shows tables with
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Intense Climate Disasters and Development in Asia and the Pacific
The frequency of intense floods and storms is increasing globally, particularly in Asia-Pacific, amid the specter of climate change. Associated with these natural disasters are more variable and extreme rainfall and temperatures as recorded in publicly av
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Foresight Reducing Risks of Future Disasters: Priorities for Decision Makers (2012)
Today, there are more people at risk from natural hazards than ever before, with those in developing countries particularly at risk. Whilst achieving the correct response to such disasters is critical, so too is forecasting events and planning to minimise
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One year after catastrophe. Still saving lives in East Africa
Chronic poverty and malnutrition, conflict, weak health systems, high food prices, poor vaccination coverage, a lack of access to clean water and a changing climate, all culminated in a deadly food crisis in 2011. Despite early warnings, livestock perishe
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Country Risk Reduction Profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Peru
Climate change and the effect of "El Niño" severely disrupts weather patterns in Peru causing heavy rainfall, floods, hurricanes and drought. In the coming decades, climate change and environmental degradation will very likely lead to more frequent and in
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Country Risk Reduction Profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia
Children and their communities in Indonesia are among the most vulnerable in the world to the effects of natural and man-made disasters. The country is regularly subjected to a wide range of disasters stemming from climate change and environmental degrada
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Country Risk Reduction Profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is plagued by significant rainfall deficit, particularly in pastoral areas of Eastern Ethiopia. Previous La Nña climate effects have impacted negatively on the lives and livelihoods of communities in southern Ethiopia, the area most often hit by
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Building Urban Resilience: Principles, Tools and Practice. Managing the risks of disasters in East Asia and the Pacific
This Handbook is a resource for enhancing disaster resilience in urban areas. It summarizes the guiding principles, tools and practice in key economic sectors that can facilitate the implementation of resilience concepts into decisions over infrastructure
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex A- Sample of Hazard Maps
World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex A- Sample of Hazard Maps. What is a Hazard Map? The purpose of a hazard map is to illustrate the possible dangers of an area and to make them known to residents. Hazard maps cannot stop a disastrous phen
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Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective
Over the last decade, a series of devastating natural disasters have killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and decimated the built environment across wide regions, shocking the public imagination and garnering unprecedented financial
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Girls and Climate Change Package of activities
These activity plans are intended to help explore how climate change can have different impacts on boys and girls. A brief is also provided to give teachers insight into the topic and a taster of some of the issues facing girls in relation to climate chan