Afghanistan

This brochure provides background information on UN-HABITAT and its Water for African Cities (WAC) Programme, and the UN-HABITAT and Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) partnership. Fully aware of the burden placed on women and children in fetching water, and

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat has produced this book to highlight the concerns and needs of developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change.
It outlines the impact of climate change in four

This briefing paper provides a synthesis of key lessons learnt from evaluations of relief and recovery responses to past slow-onset disasters – particularly drought, and food and livelihoods insecurity. The paper is intended for people working in relief

Droughts, unlike earthquakes, do not catch us completely unaware. Nevertheless, because they last for such a long time, they are among the most destructive natural catastrophes, laying waste to entire regions. Since the African continent is particularly

OSS introductory note no. 2

The process of desertification has three sharp edges: the degradation of land, harder access to ever poorer water, and shrinking biodiversity – all elements which support the lives of many millions. It demands even greater

This report is a summary of the Microinsurance Conference 2006 held in Cape Town, South Africa, jointly hosted by the CAGP Working Group on Microinsurance and the Munich Re Foundation with the support of FinMark Trust. This event was aimed at discussing

It is here that variable means vulnerable. It is in the drylands of Africa, more than anywhere, that climate change and climate variability are leaving their permanent, pernicious mark. In a cruel cascade of events, variability turns out to mean

That the ROSELT/OSS programme is complex, ambitious and demanding is probably a reflection of the absolute importance of its tasks. It was established to respond to the need to monitor and assess ongoing degradation, with reliable indicators. They must be