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A new study warns of the potential problems Africa faces from rising temperatures. The Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) says the continent must learn to adapt to shorter growing seasons reports VOA...
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This paper calls on the negotiators at the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun and beyond to hold themselves accountable for hearing the voices of children in order: (i) for the climate change negotiations to be accountable to children’s rights, needs

This paper presents the concerted action taken by the UN system to assist people and communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change through: (i) risks, impacts and vulnerability assessment; (ii) adaptation planning, including creating an

This position paper has been prepared to support National Hydrological and Meteorological Services (NMHSs) for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP 16). It presents the role that the weather

This publication provides guidance to the National Societies on effectively enhancing and supporting Early Warning Systems (EWS) in their respective countries, particularly at the community level. It aims to identify the current roles and responsibilities

This publication addresses Child centred disaster risk reduction (CCDRR) as a process to strengthen communities resilience. It aims to serve as a reference material about the CCDRR and to present the application of CCDRR in the work process discussion. It

This guidebook aims to facilitate the comprehension and practice of the Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) process. It contains four working modules with an introductory part, which: (i) describe the rational, terminologies, roles and

This publication is an attempt to bring science, institutions and society together to address the challenges posed by natural and human induced hazards, to the city. It attempts to scale down the urban risk assessment process from city to community level


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