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Talking about climate change & disaster risk reduction for vulnerable population🌏 | Alumna of IDS | Views are my own.
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"Health adaptation and resilience are particularly underfunded, receiving less than 1% of global adaptation finance."

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Debt, Disaster, and Doctors: Financing Health in an Unpredictable Asia | Asian Development Blog
Funding for resilient health systems in Asia and the Pacific remains far below what is needed. Practical financing strategies to close the gap, support adaptation, and strengthen health outcomes are needed.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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According to the report by UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Initiative

👉In South Asia, 99.1 % of poor people are exposed to one or more climate shocks
👉And 91.6 % of facing two or more 🟰 much higher than any other world region

Need more climate action in South Asia✊

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Over 200,000 women and girls in #Mali have been displaced by conflict and natural disasters, cutting them off from healthcare.

See how @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—helped thousands in health facilities and safe spaces last month: unf.pa/mls6
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August 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Interesting! - "embarrassment can invite empathy and forgiveness, strengthening relationships."

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Embarrassed? Why this feeling might actually be good for you
Embarrassment is a universal, visceral and oddly contagious emotion that has importance socially and psychologically.
theconversation.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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📢 Coercive policies like baby bonuses or fertility targets won't fix falling birth rates.

People need help overcoming the barriers to parenthood they face.

Let @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—explain ➡️ unf.pa/rfc

#TheRealFertilityCrisis
A card with a vibrant pink watercolour background and bold white and black text overlaid which reads “Fears about population decline are not an excuse to control women’s bodies.” A black UNFPA logo is in the bottom right corner.
June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Many people ask: "Do you want children?"

But few are asking: “Do you feel able to have children?”

Let @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—reveal how #TheRealFertilityCrisis is a story of agency and choice, not numbers: unf.pa/fty
The fertility fallacy: Five things you didn’t know about global fertility rates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Do you want kids?” Every day, people around the world ask themselves, and others, this question. But it also begs another: “Do you feel able to have children
unf.pa
June 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Interesting finding which everyone should know.

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Why Do Wildfires Increase Flood Risk? - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
An expert on fluid dynamics shares how engineers can help mitigate flooding after major wildfires.
viterbischool.usc.edu
February 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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This private firefighter case is similar to "poverty premium".

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The rise of firefighters-for-hire exposes the inequality of climate-driven disasters
Private firefighters in affluent LA neighbourhoods are a sign of an increasingly privatised response to disasters.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Insightful article that reveals unpaid care work and additional impacts of climate change on women and children would induce the stereotypes.

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Women are seen as ‘saviours’ or ‘victims’ in climate change debates: why this is a problem
Simple either/or ways of seeing women overlook the power dynamics and structural factors that give rise to the stereotypes.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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"Community engagement is a crucial component of effective disaster risk management, as it empowers local populations to take an active role in preparedness and response efforts."

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Aging dams, political instability, poor human decisions and climate change: recipe for human disaster - npj Natural Hazards
In Derna, Libya, a record-breaking storm and subsequent dam failures on September 10, 2023, caused over 11,000 deaths. Analyzing satellite data from 2016–2023, we found 1.8 mm/yr of differential settl...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Importance of cash plus #socialprotection for climate change adaptaion

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Climate Change | Building Resilience Among the Poorest
While cash transfers have shown to build resilience among poor households likely to be affected by climate shocks, overlapping constraints faced by households can limit their impact. Learn why for cas...
blogs.worldbank.org
January 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Great to know impacts of climate change on dengue fever!

➡️Climate change creates more favorable breeding conditions for 🦟.
➡️Poor waste management exacerbates the problem.
➡️Children living in informal settlements are at a higher risk of contracting dengue fever.

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As dengue cases rise, research points to a simple solution: trash cleanup
Climate change is driving a global rise in dengue fever. A Stanford-led study shows cleaning up trash can significantly reduce disease risk.
news.stanford.edu
January 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM