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Bula from Fiji So this email serves as a follow up to a previous email I sent out the other day regarding the Warriors Day of Action initially scheduled for the 15th of March Just incase you missed out on it, here is a summary of the plans for the …
The aim of the PIFACC Monitoring and Evaluation workshop is to provide Pacific Island countries (PICs) with an opportunity to document progress against PIFACC and specifically on the following areas: 1. Review progress made at National level in line with …
The ND-GAIN Index, a project of the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) …
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summarizes a country's vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. It aims to help businesses and the public sector better prioritize investments for a more efficient response to the …
Global Climate Risk Index 2014 Who Suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-Related Loss Events in 2012 and 1993 to 2012 Sönke Kreft & David Eckstein BRIEFING PAPER THINK TANK & RESEARCH 2 Germanwatch Summary The Global Climate Risk Index 2014 …
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The Global climate Risk Index 2014 analyses to what Extent countries have been affected by the Impacts of weather- related loss events (Storms, floods, heat waves etc)... The most recent death available from 2012 and 1993-2012 were taken into …
Assessment of the Port Vila Earthquake Vanuatu 2nd January 2002 …
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The largest earthquake recorded to date in the vicinity of Port Vila occurred on 2 nd January 2002 at 17:22 universal time. The shock measured Ms 7.3 and was initially located 50 km west of Efate at a depth of 21 km. A tsunami generated by the event …
2/4/2014 IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/#.UvAUnz2SzD9 1/2 Sum mary for Policymakers (SPM) AR5 Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis Quick Links SPM Errata (http://w w w .c …
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Report by Chapters Technical Summary Introduction Observations: Atmosphere and Surface Observations: Ocean Observations: Cryosphere Information from Paleoclimate Archives Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles Clouds and Aerosols Anthropogenic and …
30 January 2014: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the full and finalized report of Working Group I's contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), titled ‘Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis.' The …
22 January 2014: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a global call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2014, which will focus on the theme ‘Local Climate Action.' The Equator Prize is awarded annually to community-based initiatives that …
This year both meetings VHT/VCAN will occur on the same day . Meetings will happen on the last friday of every second month. …
Draft Updated Synthesis of Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity Available for Peer-Review read more: http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/draft-updated-synthesis-of-impacts-of-ocean-acidification-on-marine-biodiversity-available-for-peer-review …
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10 January 2014: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has circulated for peer-review the draft updated synthesis of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity, which will be submitted for consideration to the …
UN Secretary-General Calls for Action on Poverty, Climate Change read more: http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-secretary-general-calls-for-action-on-poverty-climate-change/ …
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17 January 2014: During an informal meeting of the Plenary of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlined UN challenges for 2014, noting that the post-2015 development agenda “must fully reflect the importance of …
Vacancy Notice: Women and Girls Empowerment Coordinator This new multi-year Women and Girls Empowerment (WGE) Program will support the work, ambition and ideas of Vanuatu people, communities and organisations in their efforts to change gender …
Vanuatu Red Cross advertising a position for CCA project Officer. …
VCAN week is intended to provide an avenue for CSO working on CCA/DRR programs to display their programs - best practices and lessons learnt to others. More information on this will be provided as we approach this …