Inclusion

While hard scientists and professionals such as seismologists, are necessary figures to assist politics and policy-making in being effective, they have to be supported by, and mutually support, the analysis of social issues that intervene within a disaster scenario. Such an analysis is fundamental to adding a human and social perspective to disaster studies and actions.

Cerca de seis mil familias jobabenses reciben por estos días de forma gratuita envases para almacenar agua como parte de uno de los programas de ayuda de Naciones Unidas, dirigido a minimizar los efectos de la sequía que afectó a casi la mitad de la población local. Se trata de más de nueve mil pomos plásticos de 10 litros, que fueron repartidos.

Kenya is on its way to breaking the devastating cycle of drought, poverty and hunger over the next decade. Kenyan scientist Andrew Mude won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for developing livestock insurance. Over 16,000 Kenyan households have already benefitted - the scheme pays out when rains fail, rather than waiting for animals to die.

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of weather risk on rural households’ welfare in Tanzania using nationally representative household panel data together with a set of novel weather variation indicators. This document estimates the

This paper attempts to identify ways of making the town of Noapara, a coastal urban centre in the Jessore district in Bangladesh, resilient to the impacts of climate change, with specific focus on the water and sanitation sectors. Climatic events can

This publication provides an overview of the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon on agriculture and food security in 2015-2016. Current consequences at global, regional and country level are highlighted (including data on crop production; livestock

This report draws on Mission East's experience since 2009 in the Karnali area of Nepal, discussing relevant aspects of risk reduction in remote mountainous areas, and making recommendations accordingly. The Karnali zone suffers from weak socio-economic

This study examines the climate change and urban health vulnerability of suburban Pralab, Khon Kaen City, in the northeast of Thailand. One of the principal findings of the paper is that the urbanisation of Khon Kaen has led to profound physical and socio