An international nonprofit has helped carbon markets in Peru, Kenya, Pakistan and Mexico. Its guide is aimed at "ensuring integrity."

Communities across the nation are also building flood walls, berms and levees to protect areas that lack adequate natural protection.

A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.

Pedro Sanchez said he’ll present a plan to enhance nationwide coordination to improve the country’s readiness for climate disasters.

The sudden, violent storms dump large volumes of rain in a short time — usually about 4 inches within an hour over a localized area.