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Climate risk and extreme weather

Heat, drought, heavy rainfall, fire weather, coastal hazards and other extremes create growing risks for people and ecosystems.

Why it matters

Climate risk combines hazards, exposure and vulnerability; a weather event is not automatically attributable to climate change.

What the sources establish

WMO's State of the Global Climate 2025 documents exceptional global heat and damaging extreme events with major social, economic and ecological consequences.
Source: https://public.wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate/state-of-global-climate-2025

Projects working on it

Borneo Nature Foundation Peat-Swamp Restoration — Borneo Nature Foundation, Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dinder National Park Resilience Initiative — United Nations Environment Programme, Dinder National Park and surrounding communities, Sudan
Large Scale Coastal Restoration in Europe (REST-COAST) — REST-COAST consortium, European and West Asian coastal systems
Large-Scale Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in the Gambia — Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources of the Gambia, The Gambia
Multi-country Mountain Flagship — United Nations Environment Programme, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Serbia and Uganda
Nature-Based Solutions for Drought — International Union for Conservation of Nature, Burkina Faso, Georgia and Kenya
Project GREENLIGHT — ChildFund Philippines, Infanta, Quezon Province, Philippines
ReforestArg — ReforestArg, Argentine Patagonia
Restoring Landscapes in South Africa (ReLISA) — ReLISA implementation partnership, South Africa
Small Island Developing States Ecosystem Restoration Flagship — Small Island Developing States Coalition for Nature, Vanuatu, Comoros and Saint Lucia
Snæfellsnes Peatland Restoration — Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland
Towards Ending Drought Emergencies (TWENDE) — International Union for Conservation of Nature, Eleven arid and semi-arid counties in Kenya
Transforming Eastern Province Through Adaptation (TREPA) — TREPA implementation partnership, Eastern Province, Rwanda

Organisations

Known and not established

Weather forecasts, observations and long-term climate trends must remain distinct evidence layers.
This issue record is source-grounded context, not proof that any particular project, action or intervention is effective.

Sources

public.wmo.int

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Approaches associated with this problem

Peatland rewetting and native-tree restoration — Rewet drained peat by blocking drainage channels while restoring native vegetation and strengthening fire prevention.
Dryland water harvesting and agroforestry — Restore degraded drylands using water-harvesting structures, agroforestry, zaï pits, stone bunds and native species.
River-to-sea coastal restoration — Restore coastal systems at scale by reconnecting rivers, wetlands and coastal habitats while integrating climate adaptation and disaster-risk reduction.
Ecosystem-based adaptation through landscape restoration — Restore forests, mangroves and productive landscapes as part of climate adaptation and livelihood resilience.
Mountain ecosystem restoration — Restore and manage mountain ecosystems to improve ecological resilience, soils, water functions and habitat.
Dryland landscape restoration — Restore degraded dryland mosaics of grassland, farmland and woody vegetation through locally adapted landscape restoration.
Community-led watershed and native-forest restoration — Restore degraded watersheds through indigenous plant propagation, nurseries, native tree growing and community stewardship.
Post-fire native forest restoration — Restore fire-damaged forest with priority on native biodiversity and resilience rather than only economically valuable tree species.
Ridge-to-reef restoration — Coordinate restoration from inland watersheds and forests through coastal and marine ecosystems.
Peatland rewetting — Restore drained peatland hydrology by blocking drainage and retaining water so wetland conditions can recover.
Community-based rangeland restoration — Restore degraded rangelands through community participation, sustainable grazing and combined scientific and traditional knowledge.
Climate-resilient agroforestry landscape restoration — Restore whole dryland landscapes using agroforestry, silvopastoral systems and climate-resilient farming practices.

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