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Pakistan Navy organizes mangrove planting campaign
On 15 April 2019, Pakistan Navy launched the "Pakistan Navy Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2019", in line with the government vision of a "Clean and Green Pakistan". The aim of the campaign is to plant two million mangroves in coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan to protect the coast from climate-induced hazards, protect local biodiversity as well as the livelihoods of coastal populations. Read the story here
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Tree-planting effort in upstream South Carolina swamp could help Charleston area’s flooding woes
Audubon South Carolina planted more than 215,000 native wetland trees in an effort to restore about 500 acres of swampland near Holly Hill, South Carolina. Wetland regeneration and tree-planting are the best defences for the region against recurrent flooding. The trees will also provide other benefits such as a key habitat for biodiversity, and carbon storage to mitigate climate change and related natural hazards. Read the story here
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Emerging lessons for mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation
A new report developed by the Global Project "Mainstreaming EbA" of the GiZ indicates potential entry points for mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) into policies and planning, based on 16 case studies from Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Philippines and Vietnam. The report looks at disaster risk reduction through the case studies of South Africa and Peru, highlighting how the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based DRR is often initiated at the local and regional level and is a highly participative and collaborative process.
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What will we say to our grandchildren, as we dither over the solution to arrest climate change that lays before our eyes?
"Let us understand that we must aggressively pursue natural climate solutions in parallel with our efforts to reduce emissions. Natural climate solutions alone will not prevent climate catastrophe if they are used as an excuse to delay cutting emissions. This is not an either-or situation. Both are required, and urgently". Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama and former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed highlight the crucial need for nature based solutions to climate change in a piece published in the South China Morning Post.
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San Francisco should look to nature to respond to sea-level rise
Sea-level rise is projected to submerge up to 6% of San Francisco, California, by the end of this century. According to an opinion piece from the San Francisco Chronicle, the city should focus on ecosystem-based adaptation as the cheapest, most effective and most resilient strategy to protect the city from the quickly worsening impacts of climate change. Wetland and seagrass bed regeneration would also provide benefits such as urban beautification and air purification.
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Scientific Corner
Quantifying the protective capacity of mangroves from storm surges in coastal Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to tropical cyclones. A new study published in PLOS One aimed to quantify the protective capacity of mangroves from storm surges in seven coastal locations, by estimating surge height and water flow velocity with and without mangroves. Findings show varying levels of protection from different tree species and forest widths and densities and highlight the important role mangroves can play in a multi-dimensional approach for protection against cyclonic surges.
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The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs
This article published in Nature highlights the benefits that coral reefs can provide for coastal protection. The authors show that without reefs the annual expected damages from flooding would double, and costs from frequent storms would triple. The countries with the most to gain from reef management are Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico, and Cuba, with annual expected flood savings exceeding $400 M for each of these nations.
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Events
European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2019
28-31 May 2019
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB)
Lisboa, Portugal
The biennial European Climate Change Adaptation conference is convened by projects that have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme. ECCA 2019 will provide a space to facilitate dialogue among a diverse range of actors, promote the communication and knowledge exchange between researchers, policymakers and practitioners, and support ongoing efforts to enhance the coherence and synergy between CCA and DRR research, policy and practice, among its many objectives. Register here.
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Specialist, Climate Change
Organization: UNITAR
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Closing date: 24 April 2019
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Geospatial Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Organization: IUCN
Location: Bonn, Germany
Closing date: 25 April 2019
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Internship, Climate Risks and Early Warning Systems
Organization: WMO
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Closing date: 25 April 2019
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Consultancy
Organization: Ramsar Convention
Location: Gland, Switzerland
Closing date: 3 May 2019
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Communications Associate - Environment and Disaster Reduction
Organization: UNDP
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Closing date: 4 May 2019
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Coastal Restoration Technician
Organization: The Nature Conservancy
Location: New Jersey
Closing date: 5 May 2019
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For more information please see PEDRR's Linkedin.
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