IPCC_Managing Risks of Extreme Events.pdf - Climate Access

Annex IIIAcronymsNAMNAONAPANaTechNDMONECJOGHANGONHCNIDMNMHSNTRNUNWPNWTO 3OCHAODAOECDOFDAOLRPARPDFPDOPDSIPESETAPFCPICsPNAPOPsPPEAPPPPrPSNPPTSDPVIRACRANETRCMREDDREDD+RMISAMSAMSSCCFNorthern Annular ModeNorth Atlantic OscillationNational Adaptation Programme of ActionNatural Hazard Triggering a Technological DisasterNational Disaster Management OfficeNetwork of Climate Journalists of the Greater Horn ofAfricanongovernmental organizationNational Hurricane CommitteeNational Disaster Management Institutenational meteorological and hydrological servicenon-tide residualsNunavutNairobi Work ProgrammeNorthwest TerritoriesozoneUnited Nations Office for the Coordination ofHumanitarian Affairsofficial development assistanceOrganisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopmentOffice of Foreign Disaster Assistanceoutgoing longwave radiationpressure and releaseprobability density functionPacific Decadal OscillationPalmer Drought Severity IndexProjection of Economic impacts of climate change inSectors of the European Union based on boTtom-upAnalysisperfluorocarbonPacific Island Countries and TerritoriesPacific North American patternpersistent organic pollutantsPrecipitation Potential Evaporation Anomalypublic-private partnershipprecipitationProductive Safety Net Programmepost-traumatic stress disorderPrevalent Vulnerability IndexRegional Adaptation CollaborativeRAdio and InterNETregional climate modelreduced carbon emissions from deforestation and forestdegradationreduced carbon emissions from deforestation and forestdegradation, maintaining/enhancing carbon stocks, andpromoting sustainable forest managementRepublic of the Marshall IslandsSouthern Annular ModeSouth American Monsoon SystemSpecial Climate Change FundSDLESDMPSECOSF 6SHELDUSSIDSSISSMASMEsSOISPASPEISPISRESSSTSWHUNUNCCDUNDPUNFCCCUNISDRWDSIWFPWHOWMOYTPrepare, Stay and Defend, or Leave EarlySchool Disaster Management PlansSwiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairssulfur hexafluorideSpatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for theUnited Statessmall island developing statessmall island statessoil moisture anomalysmall- and medium-sized enterprisesSouthern Oscillation IndexStrategic Priority ‘Piloting an Operational Approach toAdaptation’Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration IndexStandard Precipitation IndexSpecial Report on Emissions Scenariossea surface temperaturesignificant wave heightUnited NationsUnited Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChangeUnited Nations International Strategy for DisasterReductionWarm Spell Duration IndexWorld Food ProgrammeWorld Health OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationYukon Territory567