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Displaying 15 of about 71 resultsIn 2010 and 2011, parts of Uganda experienced rainfall deficits, affecting the country in agricultural, hydrological, and socioeconomic terms. Rainfall deficits did not occur across the entire country, and the level of deficiency varied in different locations. Uganda was not as seriously affected in comparison to other countries in the Great Horn of Afr…
Under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted by the UN Member States and endorsed at the UN General Assembly in 2015, states committed themselves to mainstream DRR considerations and efforts throughout all sectors.
From a human security perspective, the origin of a particular threat is irrelevant. Risks and threats
origin from crime…
This report draws from consultations in risk prone, fragile and emergency settings over the last ten years and represents the views of more than 6,000 children that expressed what was most important to them before, during and after an emergency. The four questions addressed in the report are: i) How can engaging children improve humanitarian effectivene…
IDS in focus, policy briefing 15:
This paper addresses the debate on the relationship between climate change and conflict. It brings a new light on the adaptation, risks and resilience issues and their relation to peace-building and innovation in household livelihoods and local and national institutions in response to climate stress and uncertainty. I…
This document urges prompt and vigorous action for developing a strategy and implementing early measures that will facilitate adaptation to climate change in Ontario. It identifies many areas where adaptive measures and policies are already underway or are under consideration, and uses many of these to formulate 59 specific recommendations, which can be…
In response to the growing magnitude of climate change, this fact sheet outlines IFAD’s efforts to streamline climate change adaptation and mitigation into its programmes. It calls to listen to the voices of poor rural people in order to reduce the risks of climate change while accelerating progress towards a world without poverty.
It further describes…
The MDG Report 2011 highlights where progress is being made and where stronger efforts are urgently needed to meet each of the eight Goals. The report presents the latest statistics on each of the Goals, globally and regionally, collected through more than 25 UN and international agencies. This year's report shows that the world is on track to reducing…
This year’s World Disasters Report examines the complexities and challenges local actors face in scaling-up and sustaining humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction. It calls on governments and the international aid community to work together to ensure more equal partnerships with local actors and efficient financing flows, including at the comm…
This document is the result of a participatory process developed from April to December 2003, through national workshops and forums of analysis and proposals in the different countries of the Central American region. These processes ended with the Mitch+5 Regional Forum, which took place in December in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The forum brough…
This case-bound book draws upon experiences around the world reflecting how people are using climate information to improve their lives, through climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. In this book, over 100 authors are relating their work in weather, climate and water services at international, regional, national and local lev…
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 4
This booklet seeks to raise awareness among decision makers and community leaders in Africa on the importance of good governance in disaster risk reduction.
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 5
The booklet is intended for community leaders in Africa. It describes the causes and consequences of poverty in Africa and the links between poverty alleviation and disaster risk reduction.
The Conflict and Development Analysis (CDA) is a tool that assists with analysing a specific context and developing strategies for reducing or eliminating the impact and consequences of violent conflict. It provides a deeper understanding of the issues that can drive conflict and the dynamics that have the potential to promote peace in a wide variety of…
This information sheet summarizes IOM’s approach to managing environmental migration and provides an overview of IOM’s principal operational, policy and research activities undertaken to respond to the challenges posed by climate change, the related exacerbation of sudden- and slow-onset disasters and gradual environmental degradation, and its impact on…
This document highlights the impact of volunteers in times of crisis, which fosters a greater understanding of the role of volunteers in the humanitarian field and in disaster risk reduction. Citing the Hyogo Framework for Action, which explicitly recognizes the added value and contribution of volunteerism to disaster risk management, it features volunt…