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Disaster management
Written by former director of India's National Remote Sensing Agency, D. P. Rao, this article reviews the role of space technology in disaster mitigation. Rao offers examples of how remote sensing can feed into prevention, preparedness and relief strategies for a number of disasters. He...
KEY DOCUMENT | EN
Sea level changes along the Indian coast: Observations and projections
The authors of this article analysed simulation results from a regional climate model for the northern Indian Ocean to predict likely changes in the strength and frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal from 2041-2060. They find that rising concentrations of greenhouse gases will lead...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: February 2006 | EN
Climate change risk: An adaptation and mitigation agenda for Indian cities
This paper, prepared for the Global Urban Summit, proposes a framework for building climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into India's urban renewal programmes. This involves multiple government stakeholders at national, state and city levels. The author begins with a description of...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: July 2007 | EN
The increasing intensity of the strongest tropical cyclones
The authors of this article use satellite data to examine trends in the maximum intensities that cyclones can achieve during their lifetimes. Results from previous analyses of tropical cyclone trends have been questioned due to a lack of consensus regarding data reliability. Moreover results...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: September 2008 | EN
ORCHID: Piloting Climate Risk Screening in DFID Bangladesh, Summary Research Report
This report by the Institute for Development Studies details the results of a pilot project in Bangladesh aimed at developing a screening process for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to identify and manage climate change impacts on development investments. The authors...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2007 | EN
Tropical cyclones in a warmer climate
This paper discusses likely future changes in tropical cyclones, questioning whether they will become more intense following higher sea surface temperatures. The author outlines the different approaches currently taken to climate modelling and discusses the results of characterising current and...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: July 2007 | EN
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