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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsSpeaking at a training of trainers on capacity re-enforcement and institutional analysis for disaster risk reduction and management in agriculture FAO representative Mrs. Mariatou Njie Faal told the Point that the Sahel region has witnessed recurrent cycles of drought and floods and this repeated cyclical phenomenon has significantly eroded the resilien…
Johannesburg - As global grain prices begin to climb, the Sahel countries of West Africa, those in the Horn, and in central and southern Africa - many of which depend mainly on imported cereals to feed their people - are most exposed to the impact of more expensive food, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Around the world plenty of peo…
The Gambia National Disaster Management Agency
As the incidence and severity of disasters are on the rise, disaster management deserves highest priority. Until recently disaster management was considered a post disaster activity focusing mainly on rescue, relief and rehabilitation with emphasis on state-centric approaches. In the face of challenges po…
The impacts of COVID-19 are being felt across The Gambia’s socioeconomic landscape, exacerbating existing inequalities and threatening hard-won progress. In response, the government has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), establishing a secretariat to reprioritise the current national development plan (NDP) to serve as a blue…
This study provides an overview on disasters and conflicts in 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries during the last four decades, including a review of disaster risk reduction strategies from The Yokohama Strategy to the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA) an…
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Indepth Research Services (IRES) is an international training and consultancy organization with its head office in Nairobi, Kenya.
IRES offers a comprehensive portfolio of technical training and education services designed for individuals, and organisations working in the agriculture; climate change and environment; disaster management; edu…