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19 July 2022

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FINANCE FOR EARLY ACTION: Tracking Commitments, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
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FINANCE FOR EARLY ACTION: Tracking Commitments, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

This study, commissioned by the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP), aims to document commitments, trends, opportunities and challenges in relation to finance for early action.

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The Physical Science of Climate Change: Seven key humanitarian insights from the IPCC report

The IPCC’s findings are clear, rigorous, and very concerning. They are captured in formal, technical language. Now we need to speak about the report’s implications, in language(s) everyone understands. Here are our seven humanitarian insights derived from this IPCC report (Physical Science of Climate Change, AR6 WG1).

Rapid attribution of heavy rainfall events leading to the severe flooding in Western Europe during July 2021

Climate Centre Annual Report 2021 – The three C’s: Covid, climate, conflict

 

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IFRC DREF @ifrc_dref ·
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In Iran, ongoing flash floods and thunderstorms have affected over 72000 people in 25 provinces, causing tremendous damage to livelihoods, houses, and public infrastructure.
The @IFRC_DREF just allocated CHF 498,319 to support the response of @Iranian_RCS to this emergency 💰 https://twitter.com/Iranian_RCS/status/1557361045068447746

جمعیت هلال‌احمر ایران @Iranian_RCS

سیل بعدظهر امروز دوباره مناطقی از شهرستان #فیروزکوه را در بر گرفت. تا این لحظه ۶ گروه #جست‌وجو و نجات و ۴ تیم #آنست به منطقه #تنگه_واشی و #کمند اعزام شدند.

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.@greekredcross vols battling new wildfires that triggered an @IFRC_DREF of €180k. 'This yr confirms trend of increased frequency & intensity of #wildfires & #heatwaves' there, Red Cross said. @RCClimate summary of major global analysis by @guardianeco - http://bit.ly/3zQGJIo

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington

“This is what a feverish Earth looks like today,” says @billmckibben. “The fact that we’re currently headed for 3C of temperature rise, in the light of these studies, is of course terrifying."

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THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE IMPACTS: Eight humanitarian insights from the latest IPCC report

Climate Change can be painfully confusing, especially for those of us who need to act and help based on what is known. Read our cartoon-infused summary here.

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THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE IMPACTS: Eight humanitarian insights from the latest IPCC report

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