DRMKC brings together different departments of the European Commission, European countries and the entire disaster community with the aim of managing disaster risk in a more coordinated manner. Increased effectiveness of better coordinated policies based on knowledge transfer between sectors. The goal of DRMKC is to integrate and consolidate existing scientific multidisciplinary knowledge with the aim of joint development of innovative solutions for existing needs.

The goals and commitments of the Paris Climate Agreement: what it provides and what are its benefits and limitations. Here is a history of the UN summits leading up to the historic COP 21 in Paris. What are the next steps in applying it? In December 2015 COP21 in Paris marked a turning point in the fight against climate change . It was attended by delegates from 196 member countries of the UNFCCC (United Nations Convention on Climate Change), as well as civil society observers, journalists and media from around the world. The goal was to reach a global agreement on limiting global warming and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with the Paris Agreement being a key result. Here is the history and content of this important treaty.

The journey begins in 1992; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate was signed on Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro . This treaty provides a general goal of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations at a non-hazardous target.

stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at a level that prevents dangerous anthropogenic interventions in the Earth's climate system.

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments engaged in sustainable urban development. We operate in more than 125 countries, influencing sustainability policy and supporting local measures in favor of low-emission, natural, fair, resilient and circular development. We bring sustainability to the rapidly developing urban world. ICLEI makes sustainability an integral part of urban development and creates systemic change in urban areas through practical, integrated solutions. We help cities, towns and regions anticipate and respond to complex challenges, from rapid urbanization and climate change to ecosystem degradation and inequality. Local and regional governments in our network are meeting these challenges by integrating sustainability into everyday operations and policies. We invest in the capacity and knowledge needed to design solutions and make decisions based on data, scientific evidence and local realities and pressures. Our five pathways to low-emission, natural, equitable, resilient and circular development are designed to create systemic change. We work in cities, towns and regions of all sizes, with different capacities and challenges. Many of them have set and achieved ambitious goals and are at the forefront of sustainability, pioneering new solutions and challenging the status quo. Others are taking the first steps towards transformation, strengthening their systems and capacities to achieve sustainability goals. Around the world, ICLEI brings the latest global knowledge and solutions to the local context.

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Climate Central is an independent group of scientists and communicators who research and report on the facts about our changing climate and how it affects people's lives. We are a politically neutral, section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Climate Central uses science, big data and technology to create thousands of local stories and compelling visuals that bring climate change to life and show what can be done about it. We cover climate science, sea level rise, extreme weather, energy and related topics. We work extensively with TV meteorologists, journalists and other respected voices to reach audiences in different geographies and with different beliefs.

  Climate.gov The health, safety, and economic well-being of Americans are closely related to climate and weather. People are looking for information to help them understand the climate and decide how to manage climate-related risks and opportunities. To meet this need, NOAA Climate.gov provides up-to-date and credible scientific data and information on climate science, adaptation, and mitigation. Our goals are to promote public understanding of climate science and climate-related events, facilitate access to and use of NOAA data products and services, provide climate-related support to the private sector and the national economy, and serve people who make climate-related decisions , using tools and resources to help them answer specific questions. In short, the mission of NOAA Climate.gov is to provide science and information for a climate-smart nation.

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 193 member states and territories. It originates from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), whose roots were laid at the International Meteorological Congress in Vienna in 1873. WMO, established by the ratification of the WMO Convention on March 23, 1950, became the UN's specialized agency for meteorology (weather and climate) a year later. operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. The Secretariat, based in Geneva, is headed by the Secretary General. Its highest body is the World Meteorological Congress.

Today, the European Commission launched a portal to support the EU's mission in the field of adaptation to climate change. The portal provides information on the mission and the latest developments related to its implementation, including information on regional and local authorities participating as signatories of the charter and on research projects. The mission portal offers knowledge and tools that can be used by regional and local authorities. In order to assist regional authorities in developing, implementing and monitoring their climate change adaptation plans, the portal also offers knowledge, data and tools adapted for use at the regional level. Through the soon-to-be-available RAST (Regional Adaptation Support Tool), authorities will be able to obtain practical information for each step of developing their climate change adaptation plans. Climate change is already taking its toll in Europe – from deadly heatwaves and devastating droughts to forest fires and coastlines washed away by rising sea levels. Its influence affects not only the environment and the economy, but also the health of Europeans. The frequency and severity of climate and weather extremes is increasing, so we must accelerate solutions that build resilience to climate change. In this context, the Adaptation Dashboard provides easy access to relevant data that can help in understanding the specific climate vulnerabilities and risks that regional and local authorities need to address.

The world's cities are more densely populated and connected than ever before. While this brings increasing social and economic benefits, it also brings increasing vulnerability – today's new normal requires governance models that mitigate risk and respond to changing challenges. Models of unchanging reactive and isolated decision-making will not yield the basic strength and flexibility necessary to thrive in the face of the acute shocks and chronic stresses of the 21st century. Acute shocks are sudden, intense events that threaten a community, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and terrorist attacks. The impact of acute shocks is exacerbated by chronic stresses that weaken community fabric over time, such as recurrent flooding, high unemployment, limited social safety nets, and inequitable public transportation systems. It is rare for a city to experience only one type of challenge at a time. Instead, cities are confronted with a combination of acute shocks and chronic stresses.

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  The Institute of Environmental Policy (IEP) is an analytical unit of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic (MŽP SR). Our mission is to provide high-quality and reliable analyzes and forecasts in the field of the environment for the Slovak government and the public. The objectivity of the IEP is ensured by its independence. The outputs do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, their goal is to stimulate and improve professional and public debate on current topics. IEP is led by a former long-time IFP analyst and the average age of IEP analysts is 32 years. We have been cooperating with foreign organizations for a long time, as part of which we implemented and continue to implement joint projects in cooperation with the OECD or the World Bank, in which our analysts were sent for several weeks directly to the given organization.

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Eionet Portal  The European Environmental Information and Monitoring Network (Eionet) is a partner network of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its 38 member and cooperating countries. The EEA and Eionet collect and develop data, knowledge and advice for environmental policy makers in Europe. In total, the Eionet network consists of the EEA and around 400 national institutions from 38 countries with environmental expertise and eight Thematic Expert Centers contracted by the EEA, called European Topic Centers (ETCs). The EEA is responsible for the development of the Eionet network and the coordination of its activities together with the National Contact Points (NCPs) in individual countries. NFPs are institutions in individual countries that are intended to be the main link between the EEA and the country in question. NFPs facilitate and coordinate networks of national experts involved in national activities related to the EEA work programme.

    The Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP) is a non-profit, independent research organization. We act as a knowledge hub that shares pragmatic results as well as innovative ideas, providing policymakers and all private and public decision-makers with independent expertise and science-based research to support their energy transition and sustainable future efforts. The Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP) is a non-profit, independent research organization. We act as a knowledge hub that shares pragmatic results as well as innovative ideas, providing policymakers and all private and public decision-makers with independent expertise and science-based research to support their energy transition and sustainable future efforts.

  European Topic Center for Climate Change Adaptation and LULUCF (ETC CA).

is a consortium of 16 European organizations with expertise in the thematic area of adaptation to climate change and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), which cooperate with the European Environment Agency on the basis of a framework partnership agreement for the period 2022-2026. The lead institution of the ETC CA is the Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici. The ECA assists the European Environment Agency (EEA) in supporting the implementation and development of EU legislation and policy by monitoring and assessing climate change impacts, hazards and adaptation to climate change and LULUCF, thereby contributing to harmonisation, quality assessment and sharing of data and/or information, while the main supported political process is the EU strategy for adaptation to climate change, within the framework of the European Green Deal.

The main activities of ETC CA are:

• create a knowledge base and indicators across sectors and regions.

• develop integrated and systemic assessments of the vulnerability of society and ecosystems to climate change and natural hazard risks.

• carry out monitoring, reporting and evaluation of strategies, plans, options and measures for adaptation to climate change.

• update, evaluate and improve the European Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change (Climate-ADAPT), thereby contributing to more informed decision making. 

NASA's global climate change website is produced by the Earth Science Communications team at the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. To learn more, visit our website.

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   The European Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change Climate-ADAPT is a partnership between the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA). Climate-ADAPT is managed by the EEA with the support of the European Topic Center on Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation (ETC/CCA).

Climate-ADAPT aims to support Europe in adapting to climate change and to help users access and share data and information on:

expected climate changes in Europe current and future vulnerability of regions and sectors adaptation strategies and measures at EU level, at national and transnational level case studies on adaptation and potential adaptation options.

A highly integrated voluntary carbon market is a key complementary tool to reduce and eliminate emissions beyond what would otherwise be possible and to channel finance towards climate-resilient development.

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   Protecting biodiversity at global, EU and national level - a complex but comprehensive policy framework. European countries started working together more than 40 years ago to protect nature and preserve national heritage. The European Union has recognized this cooperation by adopting specific legislation to ensure the protection of all bird species and the most endangered or particularly characteristic European animals, plants and habitats through the Directives on birds and biotopes.

Since the adoption of these important pieces of legislation, other agreements on biodiversity management beyond conservation have been adopted, not least within the framework of the European Green Deal. The Green Deal approved in 2020 is a set of political initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050. It is mainly supported by the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, the Birds Directive and the biotopes, in preparation the Nature Restoration Act, the EU Forestry Strategy, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Water Framework Directive and the Soil Strategy.

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The Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) provides consistent quality information on air pollution and health, solar energy, greenhouse gases and climate impacts worldwide. CAMS is one of six services that make up the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme, which focuses on our planet and its environment, ultimately for the benefit of all European citizens. Copernicus offers information services based on satellite Earth observation, (non-satellite) in situ data and modeling. The CAMS service is implemented by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission. ECMWF is an independent intergovernmental organization supported by 35 countries. It is a research institute and 24/7 operational service that produces and disseminates numerical weather forecasts to its member states. ECMWF collaborates with many service providers across Europe to provide and further develop the CAMS portfolio. CAMS thus brings together the expertise and infrastructure that exists in Europe and provides a range of services unmatched by any other organization in the world. To obtain all the observations needed to establish CAMS services, ECMWF cooperates with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), as well as many other organizations providing satellite and in situ observations.

The largest global alliance for cities' climate leadership. This is a strong and historic response of cities to climate change around the world. GCoM is the largest global alliance for city climate leadership, based on the commitment of more than 11,500 cities and local governments. These cities come from 6 continents and 142 countries. In total, they represent more than 1 billion people. Based on current targets and measures, GCoM cities and local governments could collectively reduce global emissions by 1.9 GtCO2e per year in 2030 compared to a no-change trajectory. In 2050, this figure is estimated at 3.8 GtCO2e per year, representing a quarter of the total emission reduction potential of cities. This is equivalent to more than half of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2019, or four years of CO2 emissions from global commercial aviation. Cities and local governments around the world are increasingly heeding the call to action. As nations strive to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, the involvement of cities could not be more urgent. The cities and partners of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy share a long-term vision of supporting voluntary measures in the fight against climate change. We are working together to create a resilient, low-emission society.

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  IPCC WGI Interactive Atlas

A new tool for flexible spatial and temporal analyzes of most observed and projected climate change information, supported by Working Group I's contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, including a regional synthesis for climate impact factors (CIDs).

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NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our scope extends from the surface of the Sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we strive to inform the public about the changing environment around them. NOAA's products and services support economic vitality and impact more than a third of America's gross domestic product—from daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration, and support for maritime trade. NOAA's dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision-makers with the reliable information they need, when they need it. NOAA's mission to better understand our natural world and help protect its precious resources extends beyond state borders to include monitoring global weather and climate and working with partners around the world. Our agency holds key leadership roles in shaping international policies on oceans, fisheries, climate, space and weather. Many of NOAA's assets—including research programs, vessels, satellites, science centers, laboratories, and a vast pool of distinguished scientists and experts—are essential, internationally recognized resources. We work closely with other countries to improve our ability to predict and respond to climate change and other environmental challenges that threaten the Earth's natural resources, human life and economic vitality.