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Cover and source: Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction
The purpose of the guide is to support civil society organisations to engage with communities and other local actors and structures; to aid in planning and establishing local mechanisms for anticipatory action and drive the scaling up process.
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The objective of this paper is to give guidelines to policymakers, researchers, and agricultural stakeholders for taking proactive actions to address the immediate and lasting impacts of El Niño.
Cover and source: Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
This report is based on a stakeholder engagement to address gaps in the coordination of and response to flood related disasters in Nigeria.
Cover and source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

FCCC/SB/2023/4

This report contains a summary of seven progress reports relevant to the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change.
Cover and source: Government of Fiji
This pilot builds on existing disaster risk management capacity of Fiji for tropical cyclones, including well established climate and disaster risk governance, early warning systems and coordination structures.
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This Pre-Crises Assessment of Monsoon Flooding in Bangladesh presents the collective accountability to the affected population in Bangladesh of the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team members to improve their coordinated action in anticipatory action.
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This report summarises research for the Global Start Fund on climate change impacts on small and medium-scale crises. 
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This study uses the ASPIRE tool to evaluate the readiness and effectiveness of social protection systems in Bangladesh, identifying gaps and opportunities to improve anticipatory measures and climate resilience.

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