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Collecting experiences of humanitarian-development-peace nexus approaches

Collecting experiences of humanitarian-development-peace nexus approaches. Case studies in DRC, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda, Sahel, Palestine, Afghanistan, Colombia and Iraq.
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Funding disasters: tracking global humanitarian funding for response to natural hazards

This study analyses international financial flows to nine countries for the 18 months after recent crises—drought, flood, cyclone, earthquake, and epidemic.
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Epidemics that didn't happen - Prevent epidemics

This report shares inspiring stories of epidemics that didn’t happen, or whose impact was lessened, because of careful planning and swift strategic action.
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Start Ready goes live and confirms support for six countries

Start Network is delighted to announce that Start Ready has officially gone live, protecting people in six countries against predictable climate shocks.
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Assessing the impacts of climate change on climatic extremes in the Congo River Basin

This study aims to assess future changes in rainfall-induced flash floods and drought regimes in the Congo basin from the present day to 2100, using four selected extreme climatic indices as proxies to these two natural disasters.
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Financing options to help smallholder farmers prepare for disaster risks in DRC

An innovative contingent finance and response mechanism can safeguard the farmers’ investment contributions and ensure that they have resources available to restart production in case of extreme weather events.
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Underpaid and under fire: The risky business of monitoring Congo’s volatile volcano

Funding challenges and security threats are hampering the monitoring of one of the world’s most volatile volcanoes – the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo – even after a May eruption cost dozens of lives.
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Risques climatiques dans le Programme Régional pour l'Environnement en Afrique Centrale (CARPE) et dans le Bassin du Congo

Ce profil donne un aperçu des problèmes liés aux risques climatiques dans trois pays du Programme régional d'Afrique centrale pour l'environnement (CARPE).

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