Scientific Outputs
04 September 2019
Walloped by heatwave, Greenland sees massive ice meltThe heatwave that smashed high-temperature records in five European countries is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic.How inv
Scientific Outputs
02 August 2019
Technical Working Group on Sendai Hazard definitions and classification to be launchedThe new working group co-facilitated by the UNDRR and ISC is tasked with developing new hazard definitions and classifications and seeks input from stakeholders to ensur
Scientific Outputs
26 July 2019
View this email in your browserFirst time reader? Subscribe here.World's biggest companies face $1 trillion in climate change risksA group of the world's biggest companies representing nearly $17 trillion (USD) in market capitalisation have valued their c
Scientific Outputs
26 July 2019
Disasters disrupt normalcy and present challenges for development policies. The impacts of any disaster–whether triggered by climate change, natural hazards or other man-made events–can be compounded by decisions that intentionally or unintentionally ampl
