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Mongolia yurts in the snow
With this year’s freeze harsher than ever, the call for climate risk solutions that are big and bold enough to save Mongolia’s lands and livestock are more pressing than ever.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Medium-Term Strategy for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongolia
The increasing number of disasters and impacts due to anthropogenic global warming and climate change, are continuously affecting the sustainability of socio-economies and local community livelihoods worldwide.
For thousands of years, Mongolia's nomadic herders have survived at the mercy of the country's brutal winters — where temperatures drop below -30 degrees Celsius
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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This report outlines the conceptual framework for sand and dust storms (SDS) hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping in agriculture and provides the elements as part of SDS contingency planning process in agriculture in Mongolia.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
This seismic risk profile of Mongolia, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Mongolian Red Cross early action for dzud
The cumulative impacts of overgrazing, droughts, and dzuds have heightened the vulnerability of herders, especially those from households with limited livestock, small families, and female-led households, posing a significant threat to their livelihoods.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Street corner in Beijing during a Sandstorm.
Mining and climate change are damaging the grasslands that prevent sandstorms. Can greater cooperation help?
China Dialogue
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This paper aims to understand the underlying factors affecting the dissemination of early warning information, and how it hinders community evacuation in the event of a disaster.

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