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Displaying 15 of about 17 resultsThis is the third edition of the Suffering in Silence report. The aim of this report is to highlight those humanitarian crises in 2018 that, though large, have received little public attention. In the final section, it also addresses the question of how to ensure better coverage, outlining eight steps to help shine a light on forgotten crises.
Using th…
This report summarizes the lessons learnt from the 2015-2016 El Niño event and represents a one UN approach to put these lessons into practice to reduce the impacts of future extreme climate events, and to help enhance the resilience of people across the Asia-Pacific Region. The report highlights key achievements in science and technology for under…
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Ce document présente les réalisations de l’approche de la Direction Générale de la Protection Civile (DGPC) Malienne en matière de gestion des urgences et catastrophes en 2012, 3 années après la mise en œuvre du projet PRECARICA viant à renforcer les capacités de la DGPC, des structures étatiques et des collectivités locales à mieux préven…
This brief focuses on the key disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) carries out in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (WBGS). It seeks to give an overview of FAO's DRR strategy and briefly describe their activities in WBGS to protect livelihoods from shocks, to make food production…
Each newsletter in this FAO Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) series for DIPECHO/ECHO Food Security Partners introduces a specific disaster risk reduction (DRR) food security project, presents country updates and upcoming meetings.
Issue 3: Reducing the risk of disaster in community based agriculture in Malawi
Issue 5: Mains…
This policy seeks to establish the guiding principles and architecture for disaster risk management (DRM) in Rwanda by presenting the institutional structures, roles, responsibilities, authorities and key processes, with the ultimate goal being to increase the resilience of vulnerable groups to disasters (the main natural hazards in Rwanda identified by…
This document provides a regional assessment of food security and vulnerability for SADC member countries, and aims to synthesise national level vulnerability assessments, facilitate discussions and a shared vision for reducing vulnerability, and discuss emerging trends in vulnerability assessments.
This document describes the regional food and n…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases,…
This study provides information to be used to raise the ambition of Georgia's NDCs and to consider adaptation targets for the Black Sea coast of Georgia. The study also highlights how supporting a Blue Economy could accelerate the implementation of adaptation measures required to reduce climate risks and contribute towards the region's socioeconomic dev…
This paper addresses the information and evidence on the seasonal vulnerability and risk calendar in Nepal at a national and sub-national level, including: floods, landslides, fires, droughts and diseases. Findings of this rapid review indicates that:
Most people are killed and injured during July-September which is in the monsoon period.
Preparedne…
This UNU-EHS InterSections underlines the need to access the topic of early warning from different viewpoints as a way to provide policy relevant advice concerning early warning systems to Member States, and to contribute to the efforts of the United Nations in addressing international cooperation and development of generally applicable standards. This…
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…
The Lancet, 2015, dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60854-6
This report by the 2015 Lancet Commission maps out the impacts of climate change by examining the latest health data, and suggests the necessary policy responses in order to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations worldwide.
The report shows that the direct health imp…
This policy brief addresses how climate change is threatening the overall progress made in reducing the global burden of diseases and injuries. Climate change has a serious impact on human lives and health. It threatens the basic elements we all need for good health and will undermine decades of progress in global health. In this paper, several pathways…
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…