In the Media

UN ISDR: ‘Chronic amnesia’ on lessons learned from Pakistan floods

Source: UN ISDR A major review of the 2010 and 2011 Pakistani floods is calling on donors to be more generous in their support for disaster preparedness and early recovery, and to help Pakistani NGOs to play a bigger role in crisis response. The Humanitarian [...] Read more...

AlertNet: Pakistan’s cities wake up to climate threats

Source: AlertNet By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio KARACHI, Pakistan (AlertNet) – Alerts last June from the Pakistan Meteorological Department about a fast-approaching tropical cyclone, urging the evacuation of communities along the coastline of the southern [...] Read more...

CDKN: Durban climate politics and the growing importance of unity for vulnerable countries

Op-ed by Matthew McKinnon, Head of DARA´s Climate Vulnerability Initiative on the aftermath of COP17 in Durban: "In the end, though, Durban accomplished a series of parallel steps forwards and backwards. Extending the Kyoto Protocol without gaps is a win, but “Kyoto 2” is a shadow of its former self in absence of four of the world’s largest industrialised countries. Politics can also change over time..." Read more...

Financial Times: Economy and the Environment – D. Moni and J. Figueres

Source: Financial Times By Dipu Moni and José María Figueres The global climate talks in Durban have demonstrated that those most responsible for climate change feel least responsible for the problem, despite possessing the greatest capacity to address [...] Read more...

Humanitarian Practice Network: Real Time Evaluations- Contributing to system-wide learning and accountability

Humanitarian Practice Network at ODI has recently published a special feature on Humanitarian Accountability. Riccardo Polastro, Head of DARA’s Evaluations department, has contributed a piece on Real-Time Evaluations. Read more...

Financial Times: Delegates- Stronger voices from the developing countries

Source: Financial Times By Julius Recha Murgor and Mohamed Nasheed Climate change is one of the most serious and real challenges facing mankind, writes Julius Recha Murgor. For Kenya, there is the real threat that it will reverse economic and development [...] Read more...

Financial Times: Op-ed by Ban Ki-moon- Why Disaster Risk Management Must Be Given Top Priority

Source: Financial Times By UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon In a world where change is a given, including changes to our climate, the adage to “listen to the voice of experience” may seem old fashioned. But there is nothing quaint about advice when [...] Read more...

CNN: U.N. chief urges global leaders to launch Green Climate Fund

Source: CNN By Farid Ahmed, For CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS The ministers come from nations considered most vulnerable to climate change An important world-wide climate change meeting is coming up in South Africa The ministers agreed to stand united on a [...] Read more...

UN News Centre: Bangladesh offers lessons on climate change and disaster risks – Ban Ki-Moon

Source: UN News Centre Climate change is the single most important challenge the world faces, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today in Bangladesh, a country that is all too familiar with the impact of extreme weather events and which the United Nations [...] Read more...

Boston Globe: UN chief urges leaders to finalize financing of $100 billion climate change fund

Source: Boston Globe By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh—U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders Monday to finalize the financing for a multibillion-dollar fund to fight the effects of climate change. Delegates at a U.N [...] Read more...