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Displaying 105 of about 1220 resultsThis report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Chad, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought and epidemic. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of country’s pr…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Botswana, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought and insect infestation. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of Botsw…
This report explores the interrelationships among rainfall variability, food and livelihood security, and human mobility in a diverse set of research sites in eight countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. While climate change affects nearly all aspects of food security – from production and availability, to the stability of food supplies, access to…
This booklet reveals and explains the linkages between people and the environment in the Balkans. As part of the present risks intensified by climate warming, it considers forest fires, desertification, drought and heat waves, decreasing farming productivity, sea level rise impacts on coastal erosion and salt water intrusion, and floods; and addresses a…
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 briefing explores the links between the 2010/2011 drought in the Horn of Africa and recent climate trends, and how climate change might impact on food security in the region in the future. It asserts that whilst the current drought has been caused by lack of rainfall, the disaster is man-made. It also argues that many of the worst affected areas ar…
This position paper for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (2011-2012) aims to promote sustainable approaches to address the drought crises in the greater Horn of Africa, which over the last twenty years has been coupled with growing pressure on the already fragile natural resource base. It also points the need to connect the dots bet…
Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 8:
This book outlines the characteristics and challenges of the Asian monsoon drought and highlights solutions and approaches undertaken in different parts of the region. It combines academic research and field practices, and builds on actual implementation experiences of drought risk reductio…
This technical brief clearly explains “the why” and “how” of using a community managed approach to disaster risk management, and introduces some of the instances in the Horn of Africa where it is states that it has been put to good effect to create resilient communities. It also identifies key lessons learnt for other practitioners, and provides some re…
This document presents Uzbekistan’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, landslide, flood and drought, and discusses institutional and legal framework for disaster management in the country. It also sets out key areas of focus such as ecological and technological disasters; disaster risk assessment and early warning; capacity developm…
This report describes country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, earthquake, storm, drought and wildfire, and presents governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in Mongolia.
The report discusses major activities and accomplishments in disaster reduction during the International Decade for Natural Di…
This report presents country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood, earthquake and drought, and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in Bangladesh.
The report discusses major accomplishments in disaster reduction during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDN…
In the National Adaptation Programme of Action to Climate Change developed by the Lao government in 2009, Deputy Prime Minister Chair of National Environment Committee Mr Asang Laoly says Laos has seen in recent years “more frequent and severe floods and droughts which are alternately occurring each year.” “Temperature is continuously increasing and the…
“The policy will significantly compel the government to set aside resources for climate change," told Washington Zhakata, the Climate Change Coordinator of the Ministry of Environment in an interview with The Zimbabwean. The new climate change policy, which will be prepared by the Institute of Environmental Studies, will aim to address climate change ef…
Alertnet reports that a new government website was set up in Ethiopia to help farmers to cope with climate change related unpredictable weather with giving them free access to meteorological data and analytical tools.
It is hoped that they will be able to identify trends in changing weather patterns and improve their crop yields by using the geographic…