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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsThis Strategic Framework 2016–20 articulates the way forward in increasing knowledge, capacity building and advocacy, partnerships and investments, as part of a collective struggle toward disaster and climate resilient development in Africa. The Framework describes the plan of the World Bank to bring early warning systems to 100…
This PDNA examines the impact of the prolonged drought from 2012 to 2016 in Angola on the three southern provinces Cunene, Namibe and Huíla. These three provinces were considered the most affected by the 2015-2016 rainfall deficits. The drought in Angola has evolved against the backdrop of the country’s worst oil crisis. Its economy has been severely af…
Human Organization, Winter 2015, Vol. 74, No. 4:
This volume of Human Organization is dedicated to a special issue on applied anthropology of risk, hazards, and disasters. It includes articles on: (i) Applied Anthropology of Risk, Hazards, and Disasters by A.J. Faas and Roberto E. Barrios; (ii) The Construction of Vulnerability along the Zarumilla River…
This regional framework has been developed to provide an integrated approach to address climate and disaster risks. The framework recognises the clear overlaps between climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, and the similar tools and resources required to address these risks at both policy and programmatic level. It provides high-le…
This PDNA provides an analysis of the physical, socio-economic, and human impacts of the 2015-2016 drought in Malawi. Sector recovery strategies and the corresponding recovery needs are also provided in this report. Sector needs have been further summarized, prioritized and sequenced in the form of a Drought Recovery Action Plan that provides a multi-se…