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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… Safe Havens Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation S afe H avens P rotected A reas for D … deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific … Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… that disasters present particularly in the light of climate change, there is an urgent need to prioritise proactive … catastrophes worldwide, with increased incidence of climate-related disasters, mostly due to floods and storms …
The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas
… level rise is likely to become one of the major impacts of climate change over the coming century, causing gradual inundation of … these hazards are increasing in intensity as a result of climate change; CONCERNED that many indigenous, local and …
World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events
… Mangroves also store carbon dioxide, helping to fight climate change. 2. Coral reefs Coral reefs are solid structures found … they play an important role in mitigating some effects of climate change. Yangtze River: ‘soft’ flood control with a …
World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters
… has more than doubled in just 35 years, driven by climate- and weather- related hazards like flooding, tropical … are water-related. And the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts even more extreme events going …