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Report on Recent Reports #4, Winter 2022-2023
Polycrisis: Probable; Remedies: Possible A wide variety of organizations and individuals have recently warned of multiple global crises. Some have used the term “polycrisis,” defined by the Cascade Institute...
Development, Disasters, Energy, Environment, Risks, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals
2020 State of Climate Services: Risk Information and Early Warning Systems
This report is an annual responsibility of the WMO under the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Early warning systems (EWS) are a top...
Climate and Migration Coalition
Climate and Migration Coalition is an “an alliance of refugee, human rights, development and environmental organizations” led by the charitable company Climate Outreach. It is dedicated to protecting and supporting...
Climate Change-Fueled Weather Disasters: Costs to State and Local Economies
Looks into the "frequency, severity, damage — and costs — from severe weather events". The EDF finds a steadily worsening trend due to the effects of man-made climate change. Weather-based...
Disaster Mitigation Research Center
It "provides a cooperative framework for local government, companies, and citizens to improve the preparedness of the local community for future natural hazards" and "offers disaster mitigation training courses for...
Famine Early Warning Systems Network
It was created by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "in response to devastating famines in East and West Africa" and provides "unbiased, evidence-based analysis to governments and...
First Street Foundation
A nonprofit research and technology group "whose mission is to define and communicate America’s flood risk based on the highest standards of scientific investigation and analysis." They use a "transparent,...
Gender and Disaster Network
The Gender and Disaster Network is an "educational and advocacy project initiated by women and men interested in gender relations in disaster contexts." It strives to building and sustaining "an...
GeoHazards International
GeoHazards International is a non-profit organization working to "end preventable death and suffering from natural disasters." It "helps communities in which people are highly vulnerable and there is little capacity...
Global Network for Disaster Reduction
The international network of organisations is "committed to working together to improve the lives of people affected by disasters worldwide." It was "initiated with the close support of the Secretariat...
Global Shelter Cluster
A public platform co-chaired by IFRC and UNHCR at the global level. It is an Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) coordination mechanism that provides "people affected by natural disasters and internally...
Japan Bosai Platform
An association of private companies with leading bosai solutions. Its goal is "to make society disaster-resilient and sustainable by sharing Japanese bosai solutions with the world." Publications: News Activities Bosai...
Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
An especially worrisome report from Britain’s premier medical journal, warning that public health gains of past decades are being reversed and offset by climate change. Prepared by 150 experts from...
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
An academic research center associated with Jeffrey Sachs’ Earth Institute at Columbia University. Works to understand and improve the US capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters....
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The part of the UN that is responsible for "bringing humanitarians together to effectively respond to emergencies." It aims to "mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership...
Supporting the Global Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Land-based Solutions for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
This document aims to explain the work of the UNCCD, drawing on relevant developments in policy and practical examples of actions that can be to tackle land degradation and drought...
Sustainable Food Trust
The registered charity was founded in response "to the worsening human and environmental crises that are associated with the vast majority of today’s food and farming systems." It envisions "food...
The First National Flood Risk Assessment Defining America’s Growing Risk
A national and state-by-state flood models presented are the "culmination of decades of research and development" from "a multitude of resources and techniques" that "builds on previously peer-reviewed scientific research."...
UN Climate Resilience Initiative A2R
“Anticipate, Absorb, Reshape (A2R) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that strengthens climate resilience for vulnerable countries and people.“ It promotes the focus on the three name-giving key capacities: “Anticipate: Capacity...
UN Council to Combat Desertification
A global movement aimed at restoring and managing the world's land for the long-term use of humans and the planet. As a multilateral effort brings together governments, scientists, and communities...