This contribution to the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 is a case study on the 2017-18 drought in the Argentine Pampas. It focusses on its impacts on agriculture. The drought had large impacts on production and yields of summer crops.
The $5.5 million project aims to reduce the impacts of disasters caused by hazards by increasing the utilization of early warning and risk information in Cambodia and Lao PDR.
The year 2020 saw Asia-Pacific deal with the dual occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic along with climate-related disasters, which triggered cascading impacts across sectors. As the region was already not projected to achieve any of the Sustainable
(Check against delivery) Remarks by SRSG Mami Mizutori Launch of the GAR SRD 2021 at the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Thursday 17 June 2021 | 15:00 Thank you to everyone who is joining us today from around the world for the launch of
Check against delivery Remarks by SRSG Mami Mizutori High Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Monday, 14 June 2021 Nothing undermines sustainable development like a disaster. COVID-19 comes immediately to mind. But more often
As the most disaster-prone region, the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2021 wrapped up on Friday 9 July with a strong recognition of the region’s potential to lead on resilience building against the impacts of climate change in conjunction with an increased commitment to shift to low-carbon economies.
Suva – The second Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM) has closed, focusing on discussion and recommendations around the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP)’s ten Guiding Principles and three Goals which fall into four ‘standards’ for
