Lindsey Jones

@WorldBank Global Crisis Risk Platform lead for: i) Climate adaptation in fragile & conflict settings + ii) Adaptation finance + iii) Risk early warning systems

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

Libya has just experienced the deadliest flood of the 21st Century, with 7,000 confirmed dead.

In the city of Derna, home to 90,000 people, up to 20,000 are feared dead.

25% of the city is estimated to be destroyed after two dams collapsed due to extreme rainfall.

Imagery via @Maxar

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

An important read 👇

Climate change assessments ... paint an increasingly dire picture of the future.

However, the assumption that the future will be worse than the present may be wrong for many aspects of human well-being

https://t.co/ftvE5YfmpT

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

@_alice_evans @gulczynskim @emmaloney314 Surely divorced and married are miscoded here?

50% of 40-49 divorced and 7(ish)% married🤔

Really?

[World Meteorological Organization @WMO]

#ElNiño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.

🔗 https://t.co/lF4HUL5ZZK

[Ben Page @Benpagelondon]

NEW 48% in UK say Brexit has made their daily life worst (13% better) - buy among Europeans most say it’s made NO difference to them (62%) #weholdallthecards

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

😕😐🫥

[Copernicus ECMWF @CopernicusECMWF]

The latest #CopernicusClimate multi-system seasonal forecast has been published!

Follow the link for the new plots and a brief summary on what they show for the coming summer 👇
https://t.co/NWfQGVa1pj

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

@MicheleLBarnes @GEC_Journal Thanks Michele, really interesting.

I suspect it also means that we need to reflect on the nature of adaptive capacity measures/indicators and whether they adequately reflect the diversity in which people/orgs choose to adapt (whether they have the capacity to or not)

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

Surprising & very relevant study from @MicheleLBarnes & co finds:

Adaptive capacity is NOT reliable proxy for adaptation actions. Instead, actions better reflected by severity of past climate impacts

Lots of 🤔to do for climate practitioners as a result
https://t.co/voKNuMFmNp

[Mollen Kenyena @mollenweather]

Dry conditions expected in the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa; @icpac_igad today announced that the June to September 2023 forecast with high chances of drier than usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa. https://t.co/BW4inigXFW

[The Global Goals @TheGlobalGoals]

Episode 7 of our podcast is here! 🙌 

In this episode Gail & Loyiso dive deep into the Global Goal to end poverty (Goal 1). They are joined by @RoryStewartUK, the President of GiveDirectly, a fast growing nonprofit that is revolutionising the aid sector. https://t.co/cvOllN2VqZ

[Abdirahman Abdishakur @AAbdishakur]

Discussed with partners including @COP28_UAE & @soukeyna_kane of WBG critical capacity & resource gaps towards ensuring that #Somalia is able to access & make use of international climate finance. Its encouraging to see the level of commitment to support FCV-affected countries.

[World Meteorological Organization @WMO]

New WMO Update: A warming El Niño event may develop in the coming months after three consecutive years of an unusual La Niña, influencing temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world. https://t.co/LzHGHR3sUJ

[World Meteorological Organization @WMO]

Below-normal rainfall is expected for March-May in drought-hit Horn of Africa, says @icpac_igad. The risk of an unprecedented sixth poor rainy season will have devastating humanitarian impact in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Details
🔗 https://t.co/1DhTpXEpeN

[Simon Stiell @simonstiell]

Investing in peace means investing in #ClimateAction.

But while we spent trillions on global military expenditure, sufficient climate finance is still lacking.

We must shift that proportion substantially to ensure safety and security of people on this planet.

#MSC2023

[Catherine Wong @CatherineWong01]

Seeking

#ClimateSecurity Communications Intern @UNDP

New York with stipend offered

Deadline: 1-Mar-2023

Please apply ⬇️

https://t.co/5sYz0Y8Qxo

Thanks for helping circulate among your networks

@samuelrizk @ahmedabdelatif_ @CedricdeConing @geoffdabelko @marciakimwong

[FEWS NET @FEWSNET]

"According to our rainfall data, which extends reliably back to ~1950, a sequence of 5 dry seasons has never happened before."

Ready why @climatehazards scientists are reporting elevated chances of a 6th consecutive season of drought in the #HornofAfrica https://t.co/E7zu4bEv4F

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

@GeorginaCundil1 @schipper_lisa @BlaneHarvey @thegitxsan @Daniel_Morchain @rmcleman @_chandnisingh @AdiBahadur @PaulinaAldunce @DrJNalau 👏👏👏

Looks like you may need to add another week to the programme…

Looking forward to taking part later in the year

[Nick Simpson @NickZimson]

How well are we adapting to compound climate risks?

see here Key Messages from our systematic global stocktake - a synthesis of the Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative and the IPCC 6th Assessment Report

Open Access: https://t.co/F8ubpmo0hg

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

Love this! It's crazy what the latest AI developments are bringing to the table and what it means for CC research/policy

I tried looking at something similar with an older GPT version, with similar 🤯
https://t.co/aTiNV7Ttkg

[Dr Michal Nachmany 🌍 @NachmanyMichal]

The developments of the last hours from @OpenAI - the #GPTchat - the craziest chatbot ever, are mind-blowing.

🪡 Brace yourself for what this does for #ClimatePolicy:

I asked it 'what makes good climate legislation'. It answered, in seconds, with machine generated text:

1/10

[Lindsey Jones @L_P_Jones]

Great thread by @schipper_lisa on major stumbling block in adaptation finance

While more money is needed to respond to CC, adaptation and development should not be classified in a binary way

Instead we need to think about cumulative (& more effective) financing