The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a non-legally binding agreement designed to reduce existing levels of risk and prevent emerging risks...
"There is no peace without tackling food security and eliminating hunger and there will be no food without tackling climate change.” A couple of days ago, the...
Acknowledging the complexity of the interaction between the biophysical environment, human security and political conflict, this briefing note focuses on their...
South-South cooperation (SSC) as a complementary means of implementation provides great opportunities for developing countries to advance sustainable...
Changes in global weather patterns are now projected to have potentially devastating impacts on agriculture in the coming years and decades. The rising “double...
This brief summarises the insights of the regional workshop on Foreign Policy Contributions to Climate Economy in Latin America that was organised by adelphi...
The effects of climate change vary from region to region, but according to a new study from the World Bank, the majority of the global impact stemming from...
The growing number and impact of extreme weather events has led to increasing awareness in the extractives industries of the potential negative impacts of...
This Book is part of the Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management-series and examines the nexus between water, food and energy as basic resources which...
This report focuses on energy-water conflicts which are linked to the coal industry's impact on current and future water demand. Published by Greenpeace...
There is little question that the effects of climate change will cause more extreme weather events and crop insecurity in the decades to come, and it is...
The World Risk Report 2015 systematically assesses the vulnerability and exposure to natural hazards of 171 countries around the world. Published yearly by the...
The authors of this World Bank publication sustain that global efforts to alleviate poverty will be threatened if climate change is not accounted for in policy...
This report takes the stance that implementing low carbon development is compatible with and a condition for eliminating poverty. The authors argues that the...
Parametric risk insurance—insurance policies that use environmental measurements, such as wind speed or the amount of rainfall, to trigger an immediate payout...
This report by the UK-US Taskforce on Extreme Weather and Global Food System Resilience highlights an increasing risk to global food production represented by...
Sustaining and strengthening local livelihoods is one of the most fundamental challenges faced by post-conflict countries. By degrading the natural resources...