Chaque région du monde présente des facteurs de vulnérabilité au changement climatique mais est néanmoins en mesure d’atténuer les effets de ce phénomène et de renforcer sa résilience. En ratifiant l’Accord de Paris, la communauté internationale a manifesté sa volonté d’agir. En effet, sans action climatique concertée, les progrès accomplis...
Disasters have multiple impacts e.g., losses of lives, devastating impacts on infrastructure, damage to ecosystems and undermining development. On top of this, climate change is expected to aggravate existing disaster risks in many regions of the world. There is a need for increased awareness amongst practitioners, policymakers and researchers on...
On 7 December 2017 (3:00 PM IST), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is holding a webinar on "Effects of Various Disaster Management Approaches: An Evidence Summary".
The webinar is a part of TERI and Department for International Development (DFID) study titled "Evidence summary on Effects of various disaster management approaches".
Many countries...
Groundwater withdrawals have risen sharply in the past 50 years and the resource is becoming increasingly degraded due to pollution and saline intrusion. How can policies slow depletion, contribute to aquifer recovery and prevent pollution? And how can allocation arrangements be designed to maximise the benefits – economic, environmental and...