Unprecedented Coral Reef Loss Under Escalating Marine Heatwaves
The dire findings in this latest report on the unprecedented damage to coral reefs worldwide must shock the global conscience into urgent climate action. Marine ecosystems hang in the balance as oceans undergo sweeping changes at a breakneck pace. Coral reefs are dying! We have already breached the safe limit of 1.5°C warming. Marine heatwaves […]
The Race to Renewables: Are We Ready?
The reality is undeniable: fossil fuels, the bedrock of our industrial and technological progress, are finite. The question is not if they will run out but when. And when they do, how prepared will we be to transition to a world powered entirely by renewable energy? Renewable sources supply 10 to 20 per cent of […]
Hydro-meteorological Data Projections for Bhutan based on CMIP5 Scenarios
Hydro-climate extremes are critical in considering the possible adverse impacts of climate change and variability in Bhutan. It affects the total runoff volume, infrastructure, aquatic species, forests, hydropower generation, agriculture and more importantly, human lives. Therefore, it is imperative for water resources engineers and planners to consider hydro-climate extreme analyses in their long- and short-term […]
Climate Risk Management for Water Sector in Tonga
Natural disasters create significant impacts in the Pacific Islands: between 1950 and 2004 more than 200 disasters resulted in ovecrm_tongar 1700 fatalities and losses of USD 6.5 billion. Given their small populations and economies, such impacts represent significant shocks to Pacific Island countries. Tonga like the other fifty-one Small Island Developing States is highly susceptible […]
CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES IN WEST AFRICA: AN ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
THE STUDIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION IN WEST AFRICA This document is part of a series of studies produced by the African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) project that address adaptation to climate change in West Africa. Within the ARCC West Africa studies, this document falls in the subseries on […]
Strengthening Disaster Preparedness of Agricultural Sector in China
The “Strengthening Disaster Preparedness of Agricultural Sector in China (TCP 3105)” Project was funded by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Juye County Shandong Province being implemented from August 2007 to December 2009. The Chinese governmental counterpart institutions include: (i) Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) as national level counterpart; (ii) Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture; (iii) […]