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Insect Infestation
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
Bangladesh: Farmers bet on climate-proof crops
5 Jan 2012, IPS
Bangladesh’s agricultural institutions have developed 190 varieties of wheat and rice capable of withstanding drought, salinity, pest attacks, flooding or temperature extremes. Bangladesh still needs better cooperation from international agriculture research agencies to help farmers adapt to climate change...
- Desinventar training for Kenya12-15 Sep 2011, Kenya (Nairobi)
- Regional disaster risk reduction forum and the 29th climate outlook forum for the Greater Horn of Africa (GHACOF29)01-03 Sep 2011, Uganda (Entebbe)
Horn of Africa: annual probability of drought, flood, or locust infestationJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
Horn of Africa: most probable hazard typeJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
- Food security, early warning, early response (EWER) manager / IMPROVE projectSouth Sudan (Bor, Jonglei State), CRS
External Online Resources on Insect Infestation
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- Humanitarian Early Warning Service - global multi-hazard watch service to support humanitarian preparedness
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- ICOSAMP: Migrant pest information system for decision makers in the SADC region
- IRI: climate and desert locust monitoring
- Les criquets ravageurs (in French)
- Locust watch
- Lutte antiacridienne Maroc
- World AgroMeteorological Information Service
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