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Costa Rica's "Little Jamaica" coast struggles to ride out climate storm

Climate change – May 24, 2018

Araceli Huertas sits on the veranda of Spencer Seaside Lodging in Cahuita, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, May 11, 2018

Scientists urged to 'speak the same language' as public on climate

Climate change – Jun 5, 2018

Children and youth are seen during climate march prior to the opening session of the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference 2017, hosted by Fiji but held in Bonn, in World Conference Center Bonn, Germany, November 6, 2017.

As rains lash Sri Lanka, warnings arrive on time

Floods – Jun 6, 2018

A woman stands in front of her flooded house in the Madapme area near Marawila in North Western Sri Lanka, May 22, 2018.

Cities face dramatic rise in heat, flood risks by 2050, researchers say

Climate change – Jun 19, 2018

Children jump into the polluted waters of the Manila bay to cool off from the intense heat within the slum area of the Baseco compound in Tondo city, metro Manila, Philippines, April 30, 2018.

Opinion-Hurricanes, floods and volcanoes bring Americas together to tackle risk

Disaster prevention – Jun 20, 2018

Eva Ascon, is embraced by a family member as rescue workers search for her relatives after the Fuego volcano erupted at San Miguel Los Lotes in Escuintla, Guatemala, June 15, 2018.

Heatwave threats rarely an urban priority, even as risks rise

Heat – Jun 21, 2018

On a hot day, a man walks with his shirt lifted up along a wall bearing traditional paintings at a shopping district in Beijing August 6, 2013.

Hit by extreme weather, Zimbabwe rolls out triple climate policy

Climate change – Jun 26, 2018

Villagers collect water from a dry river bed in drought hit Masvingo, Zimbabwe, June 2, 2016.

Opinion - Is it time for a more pessimistic view about adapting to climate change?

Climate change adaptation – Jul 3, 2018

Newly internally displaced women from drought-hit area sit with their children as they wait for help in Dollow, Somalia April 3, 2017.

Bangladesh cities join U.N. drive to build defences against disasters

Disaster prevention – Jul 3, 2018

Women carry children as they make their way through a flooded area in Bogra, Bangladesh, August 20, 2017.

Opinion - Time to transform – and join up – climate adaptation

Climate change adaptation – Jul 3, 2018

Bangladeshi farmers collect saplings for sale in the fields at Keraniganj near the capital Dhaka February 22, 2007.

Rising sea, falling prices: climate change hits Key Biscayne home values

Climate change – Jul 12, 2018

Elena Errazuriz checks her telephone as she sets beside the pool at her home for sale in Key Biscayne, near Miami in southern Florida, June 11, 2018.

Zilient Live: Reinventing islands as living labs for resilience

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Feb 23, 2019

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Workers in summer heat need far better protections, groups say

Heat – Jul 18, 2018

A worker on a traveling crew from Florida Power and Light mops sweat from his forehead as his crew works to repair Pepco power lines downed by heavy storms six days ago in Bethesda, Maryland July 5, 2012.

Storm spurs Caribbean island resort to recover lost paradise

Islands – Jul 24, 2018

Buildings destroyed when Hurricane Irma hit in September 2017 are seen in the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, June 2, 2018.

‘New reality’ dawns for storm-stunned islands

Islands – Jul 26, 2018

Albert Wheatley, 55, inspects the ruins of his home left in ruins by Hurricane Irma, in Parham Town, in the Caribbean British overseas territory of the British Virgin Island, June 7, 2018.

'Our city has no future if we don't save the environment' – Freetown mayor

Disaster recovery – Aug 14, 2018

ARCHIVE PHOTO: People inspect the damage after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone.

Tracking resilience using phone surveys in Myanmar

Disaster recovery – Aug 15, 2018

via Overseas Development Institute

Opinion - Despite challenges, Green Climate Fund is critical to global action

Climate finance – Aug 15, 2018

Malawian subsistence farmer Rozaria Hamiton plants sweet potatoes near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016 (picture taken with fish eye lens)

After Nate, Costa Rica looks to measure mental health damage too

Hurricanes – Aug 16, 2018

Children play in the community of Corralillo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, hard hit by tropical storm Nate in 2017, on June 30, 2018

Poor struggle to stay cool as planet's mercury rises

Heat – Aug 23, 2018

Men transport an air cooler on a two wheeler during a hot summer day in Ahmedabad, India,