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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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The interdependencies of infrastructure systems mean that the impact of a disaster on one system can have far-reaching effects on others and the communities they serve, potentially causing "functional isolation".
The recent wildfires in California have again highlighted the need for a more comprehensive approach to wildfire prevention, including better forest and water management and strategies to adapt to climate change.
Researchers reviewed thousands of papers on green-blue-grey infrastructure and found that botanical gardens, wetlands, green walls, street trees, and vegetated balconies offered the most efficient air cooling benefits.
The Map Biomas initiative report said 22.38 million hectares (55.3 million acres) caught fire in the first nine months of 2024, an increase of 150% compared to the same period in 2023. The area is equivalent to 2.6% of Brazil's total land area.
The city has 220 public schools, and thanks to the Trust for Public Land's (TPL's) Green Community Schoolyards programme, the asphalt playgrounds of these schools will be transformed into parks and green spaces, starting from one school to the next.
Over 1 billion lack reliable, safe, and affordable basic needs such as basic housing, running water, electricity, and sanitation. However, providing access to decent housing can improve their resilience to climate change.
The world needs effective strategies to adapt to climate change, and how the world grapples with its effects can turn to Israel's innovative water management technologies and desert farming techniques as an efficient climate adaptation solution.
As South and Southeast Asian countries sweltered in extraordinary heat this year, new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says that April 2024 is the hottest April on record.