Vulnerability Network & Observatory |
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The Vulnerability Network provides an online knowledge portal for different sectors and stresses, linking researchers and practitioners. Find interesting and useful reading and reference material - the
Document Hotel contains hundreds of journal papers,
reports, briefing notes, etc. that can be searched and accessed in full, covering a range of topics including:
See snippets of news that give a feel for what is going on in the field of vulnerability and sustainable development research, highlighting important activities and events. Sign up to one or a number of forums to communicate with people engaged in similar work, to use as a means of collaborating on projects - post messages and documents and be automatically notified by email when others do the same. Increasingly this team is making use of a new site to publish and present materials - please visit
weADAPT for the most current and important resources. |
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Latest news itemswikiADAPT goes live - 03 DecemberA new wiki-based research resource for climate change adaptation goes live at COP13 Read more... A local perspective on rural vulnerability in South Africa - 06 August In response to a recently published SEI report entitled, Adapting to climate, water and health stresses: insights from Sekhukhune, South Africa , a young community member from one of the villages where the research was conducted commented as follows: Read more... Conference on Food Security and Environmental Change - 02 August The University of Oxford will host an international conference on “Food Security and Environmental Change: Linking science, development and policy for adaptation” between Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 April 2008. The purpose of the conference is to engage the research and policy communities addressing food security, environmental change and food policy... Read more... |
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Definitions of Vulnerability... Alexander (1993) Human vulnerability is a function of the costs and benefits of inhabiting areas at risk from natural disaster. This Website is built and maintained by E-Collaboration.co.uk of Oxford. |
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