@WorldBank Global Crisis Risk Platform lead for: i) Climate adaptation in fragile & conflict settings + ii) Adaptation finance + iii) Risk early warning systems
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Lindsey Jones retweeted
Libya has just experienced the deadliest flood of the 21st Century, with 7,000 confirmed dead.
In the city of Derna, home to 90,000 people, up to 20,000 are feared dead.
25% of the city is estimated to be destroyed after two dams collapsed due to extreme rainfall.
Imagery via @Maxar
An important read 👇
Climate change assessments ... paint an increasingly dire picture of the future.
However, the assumption that the future will be worse than the present may be wrong for many aspects of human well-being
nature.com/articles/s41558-0…
Lindsey Jones retweeted
#ElNiño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.
🔗 bit.ly/3XBTKkm
Lindsey Jones retweeted
NEW 48% in UK say Brexit has made their daily life worst (13% better) - buy among Europeans most say it’s made NO difference to them (62%) #weholdallthecards
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The latest #CopernicusClimate multi-system seasonal forecast has been published!
Follow the link for the new plots and a brief summary on what they show for the coming summer 👇
bit.ly/2pgiyTw
Surprising & very relevant study from @MicheleLBarnes & co finds:
Adaptive capacity is NOT reliable proxy for adaptation actions. Instead, actions better reflected by severity of past climate impacts
Lots of 🤔to do for climate practitioners as a result
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Lindsey Jones retweeted
Dry conditions expected in the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa; @icpac_igad today announced that the June to September 2023 forecast with high chances of drier than usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa. icpac.net/
Lindsey Jones retweeted
Episode 7 of our podcast is here! 🙌
In this episode Gail & Loyiso dive deep into the Global Goal to end poverty (Goal 1). They are joined by @RoryStewartUK, the President of GiveDirectly, a fast growing nonprofit that is revolutionising the aid sector. youtube.com/watch?v=YKXYYajB…
Lindsey Jones retweeted
Discussed with partners including @COP28_UAE & @soukeyna_kane of WBG critical capacity & resource gaps towards ensuring that #Somalia is able to access & make use of international climate finance. Its encouraging to see the level of commitment to support FCV-affected countries.
Lindsey Jones retweeted
New WMO Update: A warming El Niño event may develop in the coming months after three consecutive years of an unusual La Niña, influencing temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world. bit.ly/3y1wVuz
Lindsey Jones retweeted
Below-normal rainfall is expected for March-May in drought-hit Horn of Africa, says @icpac_igad. The risk of an unprecedented sixth poor rainy season will have devastating humanitarian impact in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Details
🔗 bit.ly/3EqwWvC
Lindsey Jones retweeted
Investing in peace means investing in #ClimateAction.
But while we spent trillions on global military expenditure, sufficient climate finance is still lacking.
We must shift that proportion substantially to ensure safety and security of people on this planet.
#MSC2023
Lindsey Jones retweeted
Seeking
#ClimateSecurity Communications Intern @UNDP
New York with stipend offered
Deadline: 1-Mar-2023
Please apply ⬇️
jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cf…
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Lindsey Jones retweeted
"According to our rainfall data, which extends reliably back to ~1950, a sequence of 5 dry seasons has never happened before."
Ready why @climatehazards scientists are reporting elevated chances of a 6th consecutive season of drought in the #HornofAfrica ow.ly/hXty50ML6hC
Lindsey Jones retweeted
How well are we adapting to compound climate risks?
see here Key Messages from our systematic global stocktake - a synthesis of the Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative and the IPCC 6th Assessment Report
Open Access: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Love this! It's crazy what the latest AI developments are bringing to the table and what it means for CC research/policy
I tried looking at something similar with an older GPT version, with similar 🤯
xitter.gq/L_P_Jones/status/15171…
The developments of the last hours from @OpenAI - the #GPTchat - the craziest chatbot ever, are mind-blowing.
🪡 Brace yourself for what this does for #ClimatePolicy:
I asked it 'what makes good climate legislation'. It answered, in seconds, with machine generated text:
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Great thread by @schipper_lisa on major stumbling block in adaptation finance
While more money is needed to respond to CC, adaptation and development should not be classified in a binary way
Instead we need to think about cumulative (& more effective) financing
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