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The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly more apparent with intensifying extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and worsening air quality, which poses a significant threat to ecosystems and public health worldwide. Located in East Asia comprising of over 6,800 islands, Japan has c
According to the latest Global Climate Risk Index report by Germanwatch published in 2021, the Philippines is one of the top five countries most vulnerable to climate change.[1] The country faces at least twenty typhoons per year (with an average of five typhoons becoming supertyphoons) that cause i
An archipelago of more than 17,000 islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Indonesia is a lower-middle income country in Southeast Asia with almost 280 million people. With its tropical geography, Indonesia is facing some of the most pressing environmental threats, including climate change, w
Vietnam is a low-middle-income country in Southeast Asia, with an area of 331,700 km2, a coastline of 3,444 km and a population of around 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country. Being one of the countries most vulnerable to the risk of climate change impacts (1), Vietnam
Italy is considered a hotspot for climate change in Europe and is affected by numerous extreme weather events and severe and frequent heat waves, registering an excess mortality of 18,000 deaths in 2022 due to high temperatures (Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, 2023). Italian you
The North Carolina Healthy and Resilient Communities Initiative (NC HRCI) supports state-wide, local multi-sector coalitions in North Carolina who are working to address adversity and trauma at multiple levels (individual, organizational, and community) and who are working to build resilient and hea
\"The Netherlands\" means \"The Low Lands.\" Much of our country is already below sea level. We are a river delta and without the protection of dykes and dunes, 2⁄3 of our country would be flooded. As such, water is our livelihood and our vulnerability, necessitating keen monitoring and adaptation to p
The village of Ebor (traditional lands of the Gumbaynggirr peoples) is located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small, rural community with a population of around 150 residents, most of whom are farmers or pensioners. Surrounded by bushlands and farmlands, Ebor sits a
The state of Western Australia (WA) was colonised by Britain in 1829. WA comprises 2.5 million km2 (one-third of Australia's landmass) with four climate zones (see Figure 1). WA has 2.66 million people including 89,000 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and 818,000 children and young p
