Plans to boost Barbados' disaster resilience

Published on September 7, 2019

Amid Hurricane Dorian's destruction, Barbados is diverging from a business-as-usual approach and boosting resilience, starting with changes in how houses are built.

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Contribute! The Partnership on Climate Adaptation launches a survey on the Copernicus Climate Change Service

September 6, 2019
The Climate Adaptation Partnership under the Urban Agenda has developed a public survey for Action K1 of the Action Plan. The purpose of the Action is to improve the EU municipalities’ knowledge in the framework of Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to better plan climate adaptation strategies.The survey has been set up to establish how cities and municipalities can effectively use the climat

India: Air pollution and Assam floods

September 8, 2019
Research suggests that Assam's flooding is linked with higher levels of pollution, which causes changes in monsoon clouds. Reducing pollution will limit precipitation.