Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change
Pacific island countries are experiencing higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather that is increasingly frequent and intense. The resulting damage has likewise been extreme. Between 2012 and 2015, for example, losses from three c...
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okr-10986-250092021-04-23T14:04:28Z Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change Michaels, Sean David AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TECHNOLOGY EMERGENCY SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT ROAD DAMAGE ROAD FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER RISK SCIENCE TRAINING RISK COASTAL HABITATS ROAD NETWORK ISLAND COUNTRIES CLIMATE ACTION TRANSPORT IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE WEATHER BANK TEMPERATURES CLIMATE DEMAND CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE DRAINAGE DAMAGE INCENTIVES CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE CULVERTS RECOVERY OPERATIONS CYCLONES EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DISASTER WEATHER EVENTS COASTAL ASSETS ISLANDS POLICY FINANCE LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE SEVERE WEATHER INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS EXTREME WEATHER IMPACT OF CLIMATE Pacific island countries are experiencing higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather that is increasingly frequent and intense. The resulting damage has likewise been extreme. Between 2012 and 2015, for example, losses from three cyclones ranged from 11 percent to 64 percent of GDP in Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. In many of these countries, primary roads and critical infrastructure are adjacent to the coast, and the majority of the population lives within 1 kilometer of the sea. Expected climate change effects will place coastal assets and communities at a higher level of risk. Governments are well aware of these challenges. Today, more than one-fourth of the World Bank’s transport commitments support mitigation and adaptation to climate change (a share that is growing), and its work with Pacific island countries is one of the ways it is responding to the rising demand for climate action. The demand from Pacific island countries in recent years has focused on road resilience, and early lessons will provide a strong basis for further progress. 2016-09-06T19:53:42Z 2016-09-06T19:53:42Z 2015-12 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25798707/enhancing-road-resilience-pacific-island-countries-world-bank-assisting-adaptation-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25009 English en_US Connections;No. 28 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Oceania |
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TECHNOLOGY EMERGENCY SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT ROAD DAMAGE ROAD FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER RISK SCIENCE TRAINING RISK COASTAL HABITATS ROAD NETWORK ISLAND COUNTRIES CLIMATE ACTION TRANSPORT IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE WEATHER BANK TEMPERATURES CLIMATE DEMAND CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE DRAINAGE DAMAGE INCENTIVES CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE CULVERTS RECOVERY OPERATIONS CYCLONES EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DISASTER WEATHER EVENTS COASTAL ASSETS ISLANDS POLICY FINANCE LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE SEVERE WEATHER INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS EXTREME WEATHER IMPACT OF CLIMATE |
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TECHNOLOGY EMERGENCY SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT ROAD DAMAGE ROAD FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER RISK SCIENCE TRAINING RISK COASTAL HABITATS ROAD NETWORK ISLAND COUNTRIES CLIMATE ACTION TRANSPORT IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE WEATHER BANK TEMPERATURES CLIMATE DEMAND CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE DRAINAGE DAMAGE INCENTIVES CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE CULVERTS RECOVERY OPERATIONS CYCLONES EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DISASTER WEATHER EVENTS COASTAL ASSETS ISLANDS POLICY FINANCE LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE SEVERE WEATHER INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS EXTREME WEATHER IMPACT OF CLIMATE Michaels, Sean David Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change |
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Pacific island countries are
experiencing higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and
extreme weather that is increasingly frequent and intense.
The resulting damage has likewise been extreme. Between 2012
and 2015, for example, losses from three cyclones ranged
from 11 percent to 64 percent of GDP in Samoa, Tonga, and
Vanuatu. In many of these countries, primary roads and
critical infrastructure are adjacent to the coast, and the
majority of the population lives within 1 kilometer of the
sea. Expected climate change effects will place coastal
assets and communities at a higher level of risk.
Governments are well aware of these challenges. Today, more
than one-fourth of the World Bank’s transport commitments
support mitigation and adaptation to climate change (a share
that is growing), and its work with Pacific island countries
is one of the ways it is responding to the rising demand for
climate action. The demand from Pacific island countries in
recent years has focused on road resilience, and early
lessons will provide a strong basis for further progress. |
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Michaels, Sean David |
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Michaels, Sean David |
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Michaels, Sean David |
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Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change |
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Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change |
| title_full |
Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change |
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Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change |
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Enhancing Road Resilience in Pacific Island Countries : World Bank Assisting Adaptation to Climate Change |
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enhancing road resilience in pacific island countries : world bank assisting adaptation to climate change |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25798707/enhancing-road-resilience-pacific-island-countries-world-bank-assisting-adaptation-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25009 |
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