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Cold wave
Marked cooling of the air, or the invasion of very warm air, over a large area. It is an extended period of above normal cold temperatures, a drop of atmospheric average temperature well above the averages of a region, with effects on human populations, crops, properties and services. sources: GLIDE; WMO
- Assist national Health Ministries to ensure that health sector vulnerability reduction priorities are formulated and instituted
HFA Priority for action 1 - Cooperative Project with ADRC member countries
HFA Priority for action 1 - Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programmes (DPM)
HFA Priority for action 1
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
*: reported