Spreading or swarming in of various kinds of insects over or in a troublesome manner. Proliferation of insects or animal pests affecting communities, agriculture, cattle or stored perishable goods; for example locusts, African bees, etc. source: GLIDE
7 May 2013, IRIN
It seems Bemisia tabaci, one of several whitefly species which attack cassava plants, has been assisted by climate change: The warmer temperatures occurring in higher altitudes have created optimal conditions for the insect to breed rapidly, speeding its adaptation and evolution...
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
ABC education book on climate change2012, AusAid, Australia - gov; Live & Learn Environ Edu; Plan Intl
Rapport technique d'activités 2012: projet PRECARICA2012, Min of Internal Security and Civil Protection, Mali - gov
Vietnam national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Yokohama, Japan, 23-27 May 19941994, Viet Nam - gov
Central America: Population exposure to landslide susceptibility (high, very high) and seismic hazard (medium-very high)2010, COPECO, Honduras - gov; BGR, Germany - gov; INETER, Nicaragua - gov; INSIVUMEH, Guatemala - gov; SNET, El Salvador - gov
Horn of Africa: annual probability of drought, flood, or locust infestationJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, United States of America - gov
| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
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