Friday, June 22, 2018

Nature-based solutions to the hazards and impacts of climate change | IIED

A new animation explaining the fundamental importance of nature-based solutions to the hazards and impacts of climate change.

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty | World Bank (2015)

Poor people are already at high risk from climate-related shocks, including crop failures from reduced rainfall, spikes in food prices after extreme weather events, and increased incidence of diseases after heat waves and floods. Without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, together with emissions-reductions efforts that protect the poor, there could be more than 100 million additional people in poverty by 2030, particularly in Africa and South Asia.