Where climate change and disaster risk reduction joined hands
Our joint session at the Civil Protection Forum 2018 explored how best to bridge the gaps between CCA and DRR to improve prevention of disasters.
Impacts of fires on water quality
Fires can lead to the contamination of surface and groundwater resources with suspended sediments, metals, organic compounds and nutrients. Our policy brief highlights research gaps that could improve risk assessment and management.
Words matter – using language & technology to better inform the CCA & DRR communities
This policy brief argues that technology can helps us to connect and share knowledge across the CCA and DRR communities, through semantic tagging and the forthcoming PLACARD Connectivity Hub.
Kick-starting proactive management of climate-related disasters
Can we harness the power of hurricanes for good? Thomas Schinko from IIASA suggests that it’s an opportunity to switch from talking about climate risks to taking action.
Climate services for disaster risk reduction
Our 1.5 day workshop explored the development of climate services (CS) to support disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Europe.
What’s next for PLACARD?
Our annual CCA and DRR Coordination Agenda outlines our strategy for the coming year, based on the previous year’s discussions and interactions.
Stepping up risk transfer and risk sharing: global initiatives launched at COP23
Elisa Calliari reports from COP23 in Bonn on the new global initiative to provide vulnerable nations with financial protection from climate risks.
Big change after the big storm: post-disaster transformative adaptation in Small Island Developing States
Patrick Pringle asks if natural disasters are an opportunity for transformative change to systems rather than gradual or incremental steps.
Using strategic narratives to help integrate CCA & DRR
Our two-day workshop explored how to use narratives to integrate the climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) communities, and help to enhance resilience to weather-related extreme events.
Joining forces: PLACARD CCA & DRR workshop
Join us for a workshop and reception to explore mechanisms to support and increase coordination and cooperation across CCA and DRR.