Death & Damage
Heat Waves
A heat wave is a period during which the daily maximum temperature exceeds the maximum normal temperature by 5 degrees Celsius for more than five consecutive days, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is no consensus definition, though, and other entities define heat waves based on different thresholds. As a direct result of […]
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Loss and Damage
Loss and damage refers to the unavoidable impacts of global heating that are beyond countries’ capabilities, including extreme weather events, such as , and slow-onset events, such as and . The term encompasses economic aspects such as damage to crops or infrastructure, as well as non-economic losses such as . The exact amount is hard […]
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