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United Nations University
Munich Re Foundation Chair on Social Vulnerability
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
United Nations University-EHSSummary:
The Munich Re Foundation (MRF) Chair on Social Vulnerability has been accommodated at UNU-EHS since 2005 to support and initiate policy relevant research on social vulnerability. This project has been extended to 2012 due to its success in the first project period between 2005 and 2009.
Contacts:
Dr Xiaomeng Shen
Associate Academic Officer
MRF Chair
Tel.: + 49-228-815-0258
Fax: + 49-228-815-0299
e-mail: shen@ehs.unu.eduProject Status:
Under Implementation (2005-2012)
United Nations University Graduate Research Series: PhD Dissertation - Micro-Finance Instruments Can Contribute to Build Resilience
Submitted by ayesha on Sat, 2011-04-09 08:28Year:
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The second volume of the UNU-EHS Graduate Research Series, written by Philine Oft, investigates the livelihood systems of farmers in the region of Piura, Peru, including influencing strategies and frameworks. This PhD dissertation examines existing coping and adaptation strategies with a special focus on financial service schemes, such as agricultural micro-credits or insurance funds. Coping and adaptation as well as financial risk management strategies all can contribute to increase the resilience of rural livelihoods.
United Nations University - Policy Brief Series: Solutions for Vulnerable Countries and People
Submitted by ayesha on Sat, 2011-04-09 07:55Year:
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The third UNU-EHS Policy Brief is the continuation of "Vulnerable Countries and People" where people explained what they need in terms of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Now, the focus lies on how to implement DRR measures and insurance for adaptation.
United Nations University - Policy Brief Series: Vulnerable Countries and People. How Disaster Risk Reduction & Insurance Can Help Manage the Risks of Climate Change
Submitted by ayesha on Sat, 2011-04-09 07:46Year:
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"Vulnerable Countries and People. How Disaster Risk Reduction & Insurance Can Help Manage the Risks of Climate Change" focuses on linking disaster risk reduction and insurance approaches. A central concern is how to make such measures accessible and affordable to vulnerable people in developing countries. This Policy Brief helps delegates and policy-makers understand more clearly the links between climate risk insurance and "real people" by sharing interviews with people around the world affected by weather-related natural hazards.
United Nations University - Research Brief Series: The Way Forward. Researching the Environment and Migration Nexus
Submitted by ayesha on Fri, 2011-04-08 15:57Year:
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The 2nd issue of the Research Brief Series entitled "The Way Forward. Researching the Environment and Migration Nexus" deals with possible future migration flows triggered by climate change. The issue based on the outcomes of the second Expert Workshop on Climate Change, Environment, and Migration is written by two UNU-EHS scientists: Marc Stal and Koko Warner.
Climate Change, Hydro-Conflicts and Human Security - CLICO
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
United Nations University-EHS, European CommissionSummary:
CLICO is a three year research project funded by the European Commission.
Expected Outputs:
CLICO pursues the following two objectives:
- To understand and model the relationships between hydro-climatic hazards, climate change vulnerability, human security and conflict, on the basis of theoretically-informed, comparative empirical research.
- To map international and national policies for security and adaptation in water resources and hazard management, and develop a policy model for security against hydro-climatic hazards (“hydro-security”) in the region, applicable to the UN, EU and national states.
Contacts:
Lars Wirkus
Research Associate
Tel.: + 49-228-815-0209
e-mail: wirkus@ehs.unu.eduProject Status:
Under Implementation (time span: Jan 2010 - Dec 2012)
United Nations University - Research Brief Series: Confronting Environmental Migration; A Framework for Research, Policy and Practice
Submitted by ayesha on Fri, 2011-04-08 11:08Year:
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“Confronting Environmental Migration; A Framework for Research, Policy and Practice” is the first issue of UNU's new Research Brief series. The authors, David Wrathall and Benjamin Morris, are two PhD candidates that participated in the UNU-EHS MRF Summer Academy on Environmental Change, Migration and Social Vulnerability 2008. The research brief summarizes key findings of a series of events dedicated to forced migration organised by UNU-EHS.
Thailand’s rice farmers adapt to climate change
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OurWorld 2.0
Jintana Kawasaki
Rice has long been Thailand’s traditional food crop and the country’s main export product. Though declining in relative importance, it still occupies about 55% of the total arable land . Over 80% of the Thai population eats rice as their main meal, with annual per capita consumption totalling 100.8 kg.
The world too, depends on the country’s rice.
