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This year, Malawi experienced exceptionally heavy rains that led to serious flooding in 15 districts, reports ENS. Villages, homes, crops and property were destroyed and lives and livestock lost in this landlocked country in southeast Africa. To help communities be prepared if another devastating deluge strikes, the Machinga and Chikwawa Districts in southern Malawi have a new program...
'The most effective measures tend to be those that aid sustainable development, provide a diverse portfolio of options, and represent 'low regrets' strategies in the sense that they yield benefits across a wide range of climate futures,' stated Chris Field, co-chair of IPCC's Working Group II...
The banks said they will develop a common approach for cities to assess climate risk, standardize greenhouse gas emissions inventories, and encourage a consistent suite of climate finance options...
Weather related disasters hit the country regularly, however, little has been done by the government in adaptation and mitigation to the climate change, writes Zafar Iqbal for the Environment News Service in a call for disaster risk reduction...
(ENS) - Ministers from more than 40 Asia-Pacific countries gathered in Kuala Lumpur today seeking ways to reduce the social and financial impact of natural disasters in the region...
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