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Floods in Sanamxay district, Lao PDR
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INTRODUCTION

As many least developed countries (LDCs) face an increasingly complex risk landscape, the impacts of disasters continue to undermine hard-won progress towards sustainable development. This collection compiles solutions implemented in LDCs to prevent disasters and reduce risk.

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Zambia’s early action protocols in practice

This blog shares insights from the flood light activation in Zambia that took place from February 18th until February 24th 2021.
Netherlands Red Cross
Flooded village in Uganda
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As floods worsen, Uganda moves to protect its vanishing wetlands

Environmental officials are cracking down on wetland filling - but removing jobs-providing industries from wetland areas will prove a significant challenge, analysts say.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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Four ways IWMI is using water to advance climate adaptation and mitigation around the world

Groundwater pumping is intensifying as water availability becomes more erratic. But pumping water for irrigation contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change. IWMI is working to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects.
International Water Management Institute
Haitian woman carries a bucket of goods on her head at a Haitian market
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Haiti’s path to building financial resilience against disasters 

Building resilience to natural hazards, such as hurricanes, flooding, and earthquakes, is never easy, especially for a country like Haiti.
World Bank, the
Image of water front village in Lao PDR
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Launch of the CREWS Cambodia and Lao PDR project to enhance early warning

The $5.5 million project aims to reduce the impacts of disasters caused by hazards by increasing the utilization of early warning and risk information in Cambodia and Lao PDR.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific World Meteorological Organization World Bank, the
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Increased resilience against drought and extreme rainfall for smallholder farmers in Uganda

A new project offers smallholder farmers in Uganda the opportunity to increase their resilience against weather and climate related shocks due to drought and extreme rainfall events.
InsuResilience Solutions Fund