Food security and agriculture

This document presents a programme which was established to support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. It explains Disaster Risk Financing (DRF), promotes it as one of five pillars in the GFDRR comprehensive disaster risk

Nationwide, storms have hit some two million people in the past seven months and hastened climate adaptation plans already under way, according to the government...

On the occasion of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Swiss Re held a roundtable debate to discuss solutions to bridging the financing gaps that governments and individuals around the world can experience in the wake of a natural disaster, or the newer challenge of rising pension costs...

This brief highlights the activities of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti. The WFP has moved beyond the initial emergency phase to a long-term food security strategy and has launched a programme to support reconstruction and disaster

The Nexus for ICTs, Climate Change and Development (NICCD) project blog posts that Reuters recently identified '10 climate change adaptation technologies that will become crucial to cope and adapt to the effects of the changing climate over the next century', highlighting some that address flood, weather forecasting, and resilient crops...

In an article for the Business Recorder, Abdul Rasheed Azad urges the governement to take action against food insecurity in the wake of recent - and future - floods to reduce the risk and vulnerability of Pakistanis through building their capacity, engaging NGOs and communities...

IPS reports on the heavy summer rains that brought floods, causing loss of life and livlihoods across The Gambia. Recounting the story of one family illustrates the need to move from relief to risk reduction. IPS spoke with Essa Kahn of the NDMA who highlighted The Gambia's participation in the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction, focusing on governance, risk assessment, advocacy, investment, and local capacity...

This booklet contains 55 'adaptation steps' that are designed to provide Pacific Islanders with ideas and, in some cases, practical measures that can be used and adapted to help maintain and strengthen food security in the face of climate change, which