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25/01/2021
Who suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-related Loss Events in 2019 and 2000 to 2019
The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available — for 2019 and from 2000 to 2019 — were taken into account. The countries and territories affected most in 2019 were Mozambique, Zimbabwe as well as the Bahamas. For the period from 2000 to 2019 Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest.
Publicación
10/12/2019
Publicado anualmente desde 2005, el Índice de Desempeño frente al Cambio Climático (IDCC) es una herramienta independiente de monitoreo para supervisar el desempeño de los países en materia de protección del clima. Su objetivo es mejorar la transparencia en la política climática internacional, permite comparar los esfuerzos de protección climática y el progreso realizado por cada país.
Publicación
09/12/2019
Die vorliegende Broschüre erläutert die Hintergründe und die Methode des Klimaschutz-Index. Er vergleicht 57 Länder und die EU in den Bereichen Treibhausgasemissionen, Erneuerbare Energien, Energieverbrauch und Klimapolitik und bietet somit einen umfassenden Überblick über die derzeitigen Bemühungen und Fortschritte der analysierten Staaten.
Publicación
04/12/2019
Who suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-related Loss Events in 2018 and 1999 to 2018
The Global Climate Risk Index 2020 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available — for 2018 and from 1999 to 2018 — were taken into account. The countries and territories affected most in 2018 were Japan, the Philippines as well as Germany. For the period from 1999 to 2018 Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest.
Publicación
04/12/2018
Who suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-related Loss Events in 2017 and 1998 to 2017
The Global Climate Risk Index 2019 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available — for 2017 and from 1998 to 2017 — were taken into account. The countries and territories affected most in 2017 were Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka as well as Dominica. For the period from 1998 to 2017 Puerto Rico, Honduras and Myanmar rank highest.
Nota de prensa
07/12/2017
Saúl Luciano Lliuya contra RWE: Siguiendo el debate legal, corresponde el inicio de la fase de evidencias – Inversionistas alrededor del mundo se ven forzados a tomar en cuenta nuevos riesgos de enfrentar demandas legales
La decisión anunciada hoy por la Suprema Corte Regional de Hamm (Alemania) de entrar a la fase de evidencias en el caso de Saúl Luciano Lliuya contra la empresa alemana RWE reviste gran relevancia legal. Es la primera vez que una corte reconoce que una compañía privada es el responsable principal por su aporte en los daños que producen los efectos del cambio climático. Esto aplica si daños concretos o riesgos hacia las personas privadas o su propiedad puedan ser parcialmente relacionados a las actividades de la compañía relevante.
