Variability in precipitation results flooding and drought worldwide. The climate change has a
close relationship with the precipitation and temperature pattern as well as river discharge …

Drought indicators are of critical importance in characterization and forecasting. The use of
the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) has increasingly become the main tool for …

Vietnam is located in the tropical monsoon area, one of five storm hubs of Pacific Asia, and
is regularly faced with various disasters. Drought, a normal part of the climate for virtually all …

Vietnam is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. About 70% of the country
population is vulnerable to typhoons and tropical storms, flooding and landslides. The most …

Ladakh region in the Trans-Himalayas is unique with its cold and arid climate where local
people live on limited natural resources. In this fragile environment, climate variations may …

El año 2015 ha sido crucial en la conformación de la nueva agenda desarrollo para los
próximos 15 años. Durante ese año se han aprobado los Objetivos de Desarrollo …

This chapter establishes the relationships between gender equality, climate change and
energy access in developing countries based on an extensive literature review. The chapter …

A common platform for both disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation
(CCA) has been sought around the world to reduce human vulnerability, enhance adaptive …

This synthesis report looks back as well as forward to highlight lessons learned and best
practices for integrating attention to gender issues in IDRC's climate change research and …

This thesis is a result of a study carried out to determine farmers 'gendered modes of
adaptation and coping strategies to droughts and how these modes of adaptation can lead …