Browsing Policy briefs by Author "Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES)"
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2018/2019 El Nino : Asia-Pacific impact outlook for December 2018 to February 2019
(United Nations, 2018)The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is like tango, it takes two — the ocean and the atmosphere — to complete. This year, despite widespread above-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial Pacific ... -
2018/2019 El Nino : Asia-Pacific impact outlook for March to April 2019
(United Nations, 2019)The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is like tango, it takes two — the ocean and the atmosphere — to complete. This year, despite widespread above-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial Pacific ... -
Enhancing resilience to extreme climate events : lessons from the 2015-2016 El Nino event in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)The 2015/2016 El Nino episode severely affected more than 60 million people around the world. In Asia and the Pacific, the event destroyed crops, killed livestock, dried up water-sources in some areas, caused a range of ... -
Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the agriculture section in small islands developing states in the Pacific : a policy note
(United Nations, 2017)Agriculture plays a dominant role in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Although agriculture’s value added as a percentage of gross domestic product has generally declined over the past decade, the sector remains ...
