ေျပာျပန္ရင္လည္း ထြန္းလြင္ လြန္ရာက်မယ္။ Looking Forward to 2015 For a Better or Worse? ၁၁-၁၁-၂၀၁၄ Global Climate Risk Index 2014 Who Suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-Related Loss Events in 2012 and 1993 to 2012 (Sönke Kreft & David Eckstein) BRIEFING PAPER THINK TANK & Key messages (1) According to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti were the countries affected most by extreme weather events between 1993 and 2012. (2) From the ten most affected countries (1993–2012) eight were developing countries in the low-income or lower-middle income country group, while two belong to the upper-middle income countries. (3) Altogether more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of approx. 15,000 extreme weather events, and losses between 1993 and 2012 amounted to more than 2.5 trillion USD (in PPP;1 USD 1.75 trillion overall losses in original values). (4) In 2012, Haiti, the Philippines and Pakistan led the list of the most affected countries. (5) The 2012 droughts and floods in large areas of the Balkan, eastern Europe and southern Russia in the aftermath of the unparalleled 2010 wildfires have proven the climate vulnerability of the region that hosts the 2013 Climate Change Conference (COP 19 in Warsaw). This should serve as a wake-up call for the region to ramp up its domestic and international climate policy positions. (6) The Warsaw Summit provides the opportunity to further detail the adaptation implementation by determining the role of adaptation in the 2015 agreement and by renewing the international adaptation knowledge management. (7) In Warsaw the Parties will discuss how to institutionalise the loss and damage agenda. COP 19 must make commitments towards establishing a consolidated international response for instance in the form of a mechanism. (8) Many developing countries are already taking measures in preparation for climate-related disasters, promoting as well as implementing adaptation. Yet the industrialised countries must provide adequate financial and institutional support to further advance disaster preparedness and resilience of the poor countries. A substantial outcome of Warsaw would be a clear commitment to climate funding towards 2020 in general, and specific funding pledges to the Least Developed Country Fund and the Adaptation Fund. Reference: GERMANWATCH Dr. Tun Lwin
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