The Guardian (24.11.2016) Thinktank says the poorest 10% have been unable to recover from financial crisis because of falling real wages
ILO (14.12.2016) Currently, 4 billion people live in the tropical and sub-tropical belt regions that will suffer most from extreme heat. In particular, workers in sectors such as agriculture, construction, mining and oil refining are most vulnerable. Indeed, workers most affected are those who need to work continuously at high physical intensity, in manufacturing factories without cooling system facilities and migrants exposed to poor and informal working conditions.
Trust/News (21.02.2017) As most natural disasters are predictable to some extent, it makes sense to invest into government social protection schemes to build their long-term resilience
Asian Development Blog (25.08.2016) Natural disasters bringing previously unimaginable chaos, heartbreak, and economic and social casualties are likely to increase in number and intensity in the coming years due to climate change.
The Financial Express (02.10.2016) Experts have underscored the need for taking community-based adaptive social protection schemes in Bangladesh aiming to address poverty and cope with the aftermath of any disaster.
IPE (30.11.2016) A director at Dutch regulator DNB has suggested pension funds should contribute more to the “energy transition” towards a carbon-neutral society following the country’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement.
ids.ac.uk (13.04.2016) This paper examines the linkages between social protection and resilience to climate change among poor rural households. To date there is a very limited understanding of the potential role of social protection programmes in contributing to an increase in resilience of the rural poor with respect to climate change.
IPE (01.02.2016) In August last year, France became the first country to introduce mandatory climate change-related reporting for institutional investors.
The Daily Star (02.01.2016) The Paris deal on climate change has already created substantial optimism across the world.
WHO Media Centre (17.11.2015) According to WHO estimates, climate change is already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year - from shifting patterns of disease, from extreme weather events, such as heat-waves and floods, and from the degradation of air quality, food and water supplies, and sanitation.
