Climate
The Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011: 14-15 October 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The 2011 Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Ministerial Meeting will be held 14-15 October in Dhaka, Bangladesh, supported by DARA. The CVF is a group of governments from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, representing some of the countries most vulnerable to the adverse [...] Read more...
NEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY for the Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2010
Why climate change is responsible for claiming over 300,000 lives each year Why virtually every country is vulnerable to climate change, with over 50 countries acutely at risk Cost-effective measures exist for dealing with every major climate [...] Read more...
Podcast: Climate change and the human impact of desertification 
Desertification affects approximately 2.5 million people today, with this figure expected to reach 10 million by 2030. Tune in to DARA’s latest podcast on climate change driven desertification, based on the findings of our 2010 Climate Vulnerability Monitor. Read more...
Download the HRI 2010 Report
The problems of politicisation The complete report (28.5mb): The Humanitarian Response Index 2010: The problems of politicisation The HRI 2010 Executive Summary (English) The HRI 2010 Executive Summary (Spanish) The HRI 2010 Executive Summary ( [...] Read more...
Podcast: Climate change and gender
Gender inequality, multi-dimensional poverty and vulnerability are all strongly linked to climate change. Tune in to DARA’s latest podcast on climate change and gender based on the findings of our 2010 Climate Vulnerability Monitor. Read more...
Podcast: The impact of climate change on agriculture
An estimated 925 million people suffer from world hunger. Scientists agree that climate change is a major contributing factor to the current spike in food prices. Increasing temperatures, weather disasters, and dwindling water and energy resources serve [...] Read more...
HRI 2011: oPt Post-mission update
When describing the current situation in oPt, distinction must be made between a protracted crisis within a protracted crisis in the West Bank and a systematic distraction of major livelihoods in Gaza due to the blockade. It is a crisis of protection, human rights [...] Read more...
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
DARA participated in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Third Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-13 May 2011. The biennial forum was held by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and brings together stakeholders committed to disaster [...] Read more...
Major news coverage on the Climate Vulnerability Monitor
AFP Climate: a million deaths a year by 2030 - study http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOoGIBqI9dUTXPV8AzILL_nS4ITg?docId=CNG.2a8de8a8d715bbf5472f2a7f29d9a3be.7d1 AlertNet Two thirds of states seen highly vulnerable to climate change by [...] Read more...
