Climate

Climate is the long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30 years. More rigorously, it denotes the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system, which includes the ocean and ice on Earth. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, and altitude, as well as nearby water bodies and their currents. Climates can …

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ADB: Asian Development Bank · 21 December 2024 English

Bengal State for Climate Resilience Project Name Supporting West Bengal State for Climate Resilience Project TA 10273-IND: Supporting West Bengal State for Climate Resilience Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing Water resources management improved for enhancing climate adaptation in the State of West Bengal Project Water quality and river flow improved fostering climate resilient livelihoods in the Sundarbans Upper delta


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 10 December 2024 English

Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/rXw5a9DzA5 Background

The world is facing a triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. These


UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English

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(geo)political divides, conflict, natural disasters due to climate change and economic uncertainty. It is essential (geo)political divides, conflict, natural disasters due to climate change and economic uncertainty. It is essential


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 26 November 2024 English

Documents Background Participants This is a capacity-building workshop for national focal points of the MEAs and the Montevideo Programme V to facilitate the implementation of Biodiversity and Chemicals/ Waste Multilateral …

planetary crisis through its thematic subprograms: Climate Action, Nature Action, and Chemicals and Pollution Pollution. Hence addressing pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss in a synergetic manner will allow


Climate Action Tracker · 22 November 2024 English

This report evaluates the 2035 emissions reduction targets necessary for major emitters and COP Presidencies Troika countries to align with a 1.5°C warming limit. The analysis includes seven large emitters—China, …

Climate Action Tracker 1.5-aligned 2035 targets for major emitters and Troika countries Climate Action underscoring an urgent need to revitalise global climate action. This briefing focuses on seven large emitters show international leadership in order to drive climate action, including setting ambitious 2030 and 2035 Roadmap to 1.5°C with the stated aim of enhancing climate action to keep 1.5°C within reach. However instead .......................................... 12 Climate Action Tracker | 1.5-aligned 2035 targets for major


PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 21 November 2024 English

A displaced person in Chad shared: “These displacements are observed in the localities of the two provinces [Lac and Hadjer-Lamis] but more severely in the villages and islands of the …

FLOODS IN THE LAKE CHAD BASIN: The Climate-Displacement Nexus RIDA LYAMMOURI & BOGLARKA BOZSOGI PB - the ongoing violent conflict in the region, the climate crisis is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities populations displaced by conflict and insecurity. Climate shocks may also prompt both seasonal and permanent part of a series examining the links between the climate crisis and socioeconomic challenges in conflict-affected extremist organizations (VEOs). However, recurrent climate shocks are likely to prompt further displacement


Verisk Maplecroft · 21 November 2024 English

This report by Verisk Maplecroft provides an in-depth analysis of the global expansion of conflict zones from 2021 to 2024. Using data from the Conflict Intensity Index (CII) and ACLED, …

publicly listed companies to political, human rights, climate and environmental risks – shows that corporate


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 21 November 2024 English

This event will highlight how the UN system is supporting Parties strategies and plans to scale up and implement water-related mitigation and adaptation measures, including through National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) …

UNEP EVENT Water for Climate: Integrating Water Solutions into NDCs and NAPs 21 November 2024 Baku, Azerbaijan


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 21 November 2024 English

Climate change doesn’t just bring about higher temperatures, but floods. In the UK, flooding is the biggest natural hazard. Maeve Sherry argues that the best way to defend urban areas from flood risk is

Climate change doesn’t just bring about higher temperatures, but floods. In the UK, flooding is


SUERF: SUERF The European Money and Finance Forum · 21 November 2024 English

For example, for the United States the contribution of the common component fell from around 60% during the high-inflation years – up to the mid-1990s – to around 20% in …

global supply chains, demographic changes and the climate transition will drive large secular relative price


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