Sharing knowledge on Ethiopia's extreme weather attribution
Dr Abiy Zegeye of Addis Ababa University discusses his experience of working with Raising Risk Awareness, and his take-home messages regarding Ethiopia's extreme weather attribution.
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27th February 2017
Attributing extreme weather events
What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.
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27th February 2017
Aerosols: How they affect atmospheric warming
Like greenhouse gases, aerosols affect the Earth’s radiative balance, intercepting solar radiation and either reflecting it back or absorbing it high in the atmosphere. This short film from the Raising Risk Awareness initiative looks at how aerosols affect atmospheric warming.
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27th February 2017
Making informed decisions to prepare for extreme weather events (Amharic version)
Raising Risk Awareness presents this Amharic infographic which sets out why attributing extreme weather events is critical and how the process works, towards helping decision-makers and the public to prioritise adaptation solutions and reduce vulnerability.
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27th February 2017
Introducing Raising Risk Awareness
This short film introduces the Raising Risk Awareness (RRA) initiative, which uses state-of-the-art science to help Asian and African societies to understand the role of climate change in extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.
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27th February 2017
The heavy precipitation event in Chennai, India, 1 December 2015
A relentless downpour hit Chennai on 1 December 2015, flooding and submerging one of India’s largest cities. The Raising Risk Awareness initiative assessed whether it could in part be attributed to human emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and related climate change.
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27th February 2017
Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition
CDKN's Bangladesh programme has been contributing to deeper understanding of climate-related loss and damage in the country and to the knowledge base on how Bangladeshi businesses can mobilise resources to address climate change effectively. Read more in this 'Climate and Development Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition'.
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23rd February 2017
New resource kit for communicating on climate change attribution
A new communication toolkit aims to help journalists and communicators report on the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events in several countries of East Africa and South Asia.
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20th February 2017
Making informed decisions to prepare for extreme weather events (individual graphics)
This resource presents individual graphics that help explain the Raising Risk Awareness initiative and the importance of extreme weather attribution towards helping decision-makers and the public to prioritise adaptation solutions and reduce vulnerability.
North-South divide in science may hinder action on climate change
The development and implementation of global climate change agreements and nationally-appropriate actions is threatened by global inequality in science relevant to climate change policy and practice.