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NRK, 2012Animated short on statistics from Norwegian infotainment program Siffer. Produced by TeddyTV for NRK. Animation by Ole Christoffer Haga
Community disaster preparedness guide
This document contains practical information on preparing and recovery from the effects of disaster events which may affect the British Virgin Islands. It includes hazard-specific safety tips and information on personal, family, business and community preparedness and protection. It considers the following hazards: flood, hurricane, including tides and surge, earthquake and tsunami, extreme heat and drought, as well as climate change.
This document is a revision of the 2005 Community Disaster Preparedness Handbook with updated information, pictures and with more colour. Its pro ...
Safari's encounter with coastal and marine hazards : UNISUNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 4, issue 1:
UN/ISDR, 2012This booklet targets primary school children to sensitize them to the causes, impacts and mitigation of coastal and marine hazards, such as cyclone, tsunami, storm surge and flood, as well as other natural hazards such as drought, oil spill, ‘red tide’ and ‘brown tide’, and city fire.
Powering our future with weather, climate and water
Each year, on 23 March, World Meteorological Day commemorates the entry into force, in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization.
The theme for World Meteorological Day 2012 is Powering our future with weather, climate and water. This focuses on the critical roles of weather, climate and water services in powering a sustainable future for us and for generations to come.
Le temps, le climat et l'eau, moteurs de notre avenir
Le 23 mars de chaque année, la Journée météoro¬logique mondiale commémore l’entrée en vigueur de la Convention qui a institué l’OMM en 1950.
«Le temps, le climat et l’eau, moteurs de notre avenir» est le thème qui a été retenu pour 2012. Il veut souligner la contribution essentielle des services météorologiques, climatologiques et hydrologiques à l’instauration d’un monde durable, pour nous et ceux qui nous suivront.
Climate change in the South Caucasus: a virtual synthesis
ENVSEC, 2011This publication aims to communicate the known facts of climate change in a well illustrated, easily understandable manner, accessible to everyone. For this we could rely on the rich Caucasian tradition of geographic analysis, map making and visual arts.
Introduction to disaster risk reduction
This document gives an introduction to the concepts related to disaster risk reduction (DRR): disaster, risk, hazard, vulnerability, copying capacity, resilience, emergency and disaster management, DRR and disaster risk management. It describes the interaction between hazards, vulnerability and disaster risk, then presents a detailed explanation of these concepts. It also introduces a framework for DRR and addresses cross-cutting issues such as development, governance, gender and climate change adaptation.
Climate Sense
Published in Leicester, England by Tudor Rose, the book was launched on the occasion of the World Climate Conference-3 (31 August - 4 September 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland). It illustrates the critical role played by nations and organizations in providing the necessary weather and climate data and products.
Climate Sense brings together the authoritative views of numerous international, regional, national and local experts and stakeholders actively engaged in weather, climate and water observations, research, services and policy-making.
Climate Sense describes the contributions o ...
Das Klima ändert - was nun? : Der neue UN-Klimabericht (IPCC 2007) und die wichtigsten Ergebnisse aus Sicht der Schweiz
OcCC, 2008Über 1300 Forscherinnen und Forscher aus der internationalen Wissenschaftsgemeinde haben in mehrjähriger Arbeit den 4. IPCC-Bericht zum Wissensstand des globalen Klimawandels (AR4) erarbeitet. Dieser wurde vom zwischenstaatlichen Ausschuss der Vereinten Nationen (IPCC) 2007 veröffentlicht. Im OcCC-Bericht «Das Klima ändert - was nun?» werden die für die Schweiz wichtigsten Resultate zusammengefasst und mit weiteren aktuellen Ergebnissen aus der schweizerischen Forschung ergänzt.
Le climat change - que faire? : le nouveau rapport des Nations Unies sur le climat (GIEC 2007) et ses principaux résultats dans l'optique de la Suisse
OcCC, 2008Ce rapport de L'OcCC est un travail d'adaptation pour la Suisse du rapport récemment publié par le GIEC et il essaie de découvrir les conséquences qui nous attendent vers la fin de ce siècle. Il présente aussi des mesures et des stratégies pour réagir au niveau de la politique nationale, de l'économie et la société pour remédier aux impacts attendus les plus négatifs.
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