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By Sophie McNamara COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 3 December 2009 - Four Bangladeshi teenagers are now in Copenhagen to share their perspectives on climate change with 160 other young people from 44 countries. The Children's Climate Forum, organised by UNICEF and the…

Executive summary Climate change is a major threat to sustainable development, but international policy developments and national policies and actions also offer opportunities. This paper aims to identify and analyse the main policy questions that Viet Nam is facing in…

As one of the countries most seriously affected by climate change and natural disasters, Bangladesh has been forced to be resourceful and resilient. Without outside help, however, the country of 160 million will not have the capacity to address…

Geography coupled with high levels of poverty and population density has made South Asia especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Speaking ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 to 18, 2009, Richard…

In mid-November, I was conducting a focus group discussion with the villagers in the flood plain area of Bangladesh, locally called char. I wanted to know and understand the impacts of climate change on their livelihoods. The farmers described…

This case study highlights the experience of undertaking a Priority Implementation Partnership (PIP) on mainstreaming DRR into the planning, design, approval and construction of housing in Sri Lanka, implemented by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), under…

By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY - A technical expert here noted that Cordillerans should start having concern about climate change and its impact since his scientific prediction showed landslides in the future will greatly affect at least 143,000 hectares…

Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus The Challenge of Our Time 1. Climate change is the predominant global challenge. We convened a Special Session on Climate Change in Port of Spain to discuss our profound concern about the undisputed threat…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on November 23 held a forum to call on international support to cope with climate change in the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector has drawn up a roadmap to deal with climate…

The city administration will develop an early warning system for areas around the Pesanggrahan River in South Jakarta, to mitigate possible flooding in this rainy season. Since the Situ Gintung dam burst earlier this year, the areas have become more…