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Displaying 11 of about 11 resultsDisaster not only causes loss of life, damages to environment and properties, but has immediate and progressive impact on animals as well, resulting in animal deaths, suffering and economic losses. Hundreds of thousands of animals are affected during disasters such as drought, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides, floods and epidemics. A holistic approac…
CAIRO, 23 November 2011 – The League of Arab States (LAS) and UNISDR move one step closer to a plan of action on disaster risk reduction for the Arab region. The action plan is expected to be endorsed at the first-ever Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region planned for 2012.
Holding a series of consultations with disaster risk…
Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though progress has been achieved, much effort is still needed to reduce inequality in the region. This is particularly critical as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate the incidence of inequality. The impact of the pande…
FAO to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Africa and Latin America.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes a CAD 22.4 million (USD 17.7 million) contribution from Canada to boost the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities - especially women, youth and indigenous peop…
This special issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Agriculture, Gender and COVID-19: Impact and Recovery’ and highlights how the food and livelihood security of women (especially those engaged in agriculture and allied livelihoods) have been affected by the pandemic.
his issue draws principally from the research project between IFPRI and Self-Empl…
BANGKOK – The Asia-Pacific region can benefit from scaling-up investment in social protection to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, maintain social cohesion and reduce overall vulnerabilities.
Those were some of the insights from a webinar organized by the Asia-Pacific office of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to explore the role…
ERIA Research Project Report 2011-08:
This report consists of the papers from ERIA’s research project on “Economic and Welfare Impacts of Disasters in East Asia and Policy Responses” in Fiscal Year 2011-12. It aims to improve our understanding on how the past and potential impacts of disasters on productions, demands, regional development, and welfare…
The analysis of the health and sanitation aspects of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) carried out in this Tool outlines the main measures to be undertaken to minimize impacts on public health during the whole cycle of flood management (flood planning and preparedness, response, and post-flood relief and recovery).
While in the first phase actions shou…
In 2020, the corona virus spread around the globe, and its containment measures resulted in unprecedented socio-economic impacts. ASEAN region’s economy is estimated to experience a decline between 3.5 and 4.7 per cent for 2020. The restrictions to contain the virus spread, although necessary, hit many households income, particularly of the most vulnera…
UNEP Regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean has produced the series of policy briefs Articulating social and environmental policy for post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery.
This policy brief refers to opportunities to build back better following the COVID-19 crisis. The main policy options proposed are (pp. 3-4):
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By Christina Chan
The climate change crisis continues to create unprecedented risk for humanity. Extreme weather threatens food security, increases poverty and inequality and contributes to the spread of disease. Now, also faced with the economic fallout from COVID-19, billions of people are struggling to adapt and survive to both crises.
These threat…