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Drawing from seven case studies – Chile, Italy, Japan, Namibia, New Zealand, Turkey and the United States – this joint OECD‑FAO report argues for a new approach to building resilience to NHID in agriculture. Natural hazard‑induced disasters (NHID), such

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Update

The Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) is a UN-led inter-agency partnership that helps countries address disaster and climate risks.

International Organization for Migration
Documents and publications

According to this paper, climate finance is a key resource to help society’s poorest, most marginalised and excluded people deal with the impacts of the triple crisis of climate change, nature’s degradation and poverty.

This paper uses six criteria for

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
guidance note on use of risk profiles cover
Documents and publications

In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research developed

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
CIMA Foundation - Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale
VU University Amsterdam
Wageningen University and Research Centre
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The IFRC in southern Africa has introduced an innovative way of anticipating humanitarian crises to enable early action and reduce their impact on communities.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Supporting countries to be better financially prepared to respond to shocks like COVID-19 is a new expanding area of work for the WB in the Southern Africa region.

World Bank, the
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Rural Namibians move to cities to escape drought. Many must navigate between over-saturated slums and the parched farmland they hope one day to return to.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
Disaster Risk Reduction Investment in Africa Synthesis– cover page
Documents and publications

This report synthesises trends in DRR investments across the 16 countries and identifies general policy recommendations. Its aim is to improve understanding of public budgeting for DRR .

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

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