Global climate risk index 2012: who suffers most from extreme weather events? Weather-related loss events in 2010 and 1991 to 2010
This publication analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). This year's analysis underlines that less developed countries are generally more affected than industrialised countries.
The report states that many developing countries are already taking action to prepare for climate related disasters and to promote as well as implement adaptation. However, adequate financial and institutional support provided by developed countries is required to further increase disaster preparedness and resilience of poor countries.
In Cancún at COP16 an Adaptation Framework was adopted in order to secure an institutional and financial support for vulnerable countries. It asserts that the climate summit in Durban (COP17) will have to make substantial steps in order to further put into action the initiated processes and to scale-up adaptation.
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