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Addressing challenges posed by climate change requires significant financial resources. In the growing literature of climate change, “climate finance” refers to financial resources required to cover the costs of climate actions and investments2. Climate …
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This guide is designed to support a community-based or local level management and adaptation planning process. It can be used to explore the non-climate change and climate change threats within a defined geographic area or community in which there is a …
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Vanuatu is expected to incur, on average, 48 million USD per year in losses due to earthquakes and tropical cyclones. In the next 50 years, Vanuatu has a 50% chance of experiencing a loss exceeding 330 million USD and casualties larger than 725 people, …
Climate Change Economics and Finance Natural Resources and the Environment Meteorology and Weather
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The Tabwemasana Research Project was conducted from 2010-2011 in the Republic of Vanuatu on the island of Espiritu Santo (Santo) which is the largest in the nation’s archipelago of 83 islands. The study derived its name (with permission from the local …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment Water
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The Pacific Islands region is experiencing climate change. Key indicators of the changing climate include rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, rising air and sea temperatures, rising sea levels and upper-ocean heat content, changing ocean chemistry …
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Powerpoint presentations to promote awareness of impacts of climate change and practical adaptations. …
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Erosion is the process where soft shorelines (sand, gravel or cobble) disappear and land is lost. Erosion generally comes in two forms; 1) A natural part of the coastal environment where a soft shore moves and changes in response to cyclic climatic …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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The assessment of available remote sensing data indicates, that there is almost no potential for activities reducing deforestation within the CCA/REDD site. Reducing forest degradation by eliminating invasive weeds might show some potential for emission …
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At the first United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Berlin in 1995, Atiq Rahman of the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies gave an impassioned speech to the delegates and warned, “If …
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Presents the outcomes and recommendations from the 3rd Agrometeorology Summit held in Tanna from 20 - 24 May 2013. …
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The topographic and bathymetric LiDAR survey for Vanuatu was developed by the PACCSAP program in collaboration with the NAB. It included high priority areas of Efate, Malekula and Espiritu Santo, as well as some of the smaller islands nearby. Airborne …
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Ol aelan blong Vanuatu oli save experiensem ol taem we i drae from El Niño moa wetwet tumas from La Niña. Ol taem olsem, wetem ol kaen weta olsem saeklon i save spoilem wota, kakai, infrastrakja (olsem haos mo rod), laef mo helt blong ol man. Be gudfala …
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The Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are a diverse array of countries with widely varying topographies, cultures and economies, fragile natural resource environments, and prosperity, stability, and security …
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Les îles du Vanuatu sont exposées à des conditions d’extrême sécheresse ou de pluies intenses en raison des perturbations créées par
El Niño et La Niña. Ces conditions climatiques, ajoutées à des évènements extrêmes comme des cyclones, peuvent avoir de …
Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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This animation is a tool to raise awareness of the science and impacts of El Niño and La Niña and encourage Pacific Islanders to take early action in preparing for these extreme events. The film stars a comical and highly resilient crab and follows her …
Climate Change Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Disaster Risk Management Natural Resources and the Environment Social Development Meteorology and Weather
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Climate Change in the Pacific is a rigorously researched, peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region. Building on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this two volume …
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The Cloud Nasara animation and this tool kit aim to increase awareness of the science of El Niño and La Niña and their impacts. The tool kit also seeks to encourage discussion around how communities, schools, organisations, government departments and …
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Executive Summary This report constitutes the complete outputs of the climate vulnerability a ssessment carried out by RMIT University for Port Vila, Vanuatu throughout 2014. This act ivity forms part of the broader agenda for UN-Habitat’s Cities an d …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Disaster Risk Management Education and Training Energy Human Settlements Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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Learning about climate change the Pacific way A picture based education resource for students, teachers and facilitators. It introduces Pasifika as an imaginary island that is nowhere but everywhere. Pacific learners and explorers can find local …
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Climate Change Culture and Traditional Knowledge Disaster Risk Management Education and Training Government, law and administration Human Settlements Meteorology and Weather Natural Resources and the Environment
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Climate Adaptation Methodology for Protected Areas (CAMPA) Coastal and Marine is designed to build the resilience of protected areas and associated ecosystems based on a thorough understanding of their vulnerability to climate change and a participatory …