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Displaying 15 of about 20 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…
By Dr Melanie Bateman, Lecturer in ICM Masters programme on jointly organised by CABI, University of Neuchâtel
The caterpillars of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an invasive moth, can potentially feed on over 350 different species of plants. In the Americas it’s known as a serious pest. It destroys crops of maize, r…
By Kagondu Njagi
Nairobi – Smallholder farmers who have settled on intensive agriculture as a way to adapt to climate change are facing threats to their health and livelihoods from animal diseases previously thought to have been eliminated, experts warn.
Kenya is no exception to these new pressures on the lives of the struggling poor. According to exp…
By Bill Hathaway
Transgenic mosquitoes released in Brazil in an effort to reduce the population of disease-bearing insects have successfully bred and passed on genes to the native mosquito population, a new Yale research study published Sept. 10 in the journal Scientific Reports has found.
Tens of millions of genetically modified male Aedes…
By Dora N. Cudjoe and Razan Nimir
In Sudan, COVID-19 (coronavirus) is causing several unprecedented crises. The increase of confirmed cases has led to the collapse, as in other countries of the health system because of the increasing number of confirmed cases in a country where 26% of the population do not have access to potable water. COVID-19 co…
A simple guide for young people about how to prevent and avoid malaria.
Climate change is altering seasonal patterns in Michigan, USA, making hot days hotter, and increasing the severity of extreme events. As a result, Michiganders face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food and water contamination, traumatic injuries, mental health challenges, and exp…
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…
This brochure presents the human health and environmental activities of FAO's Emergency Centre for Locust Operations (ECLO).
It is beyond doubt that our emissions contribute to climate change. And climate change is making us sick.
Sea–level rises, changes to the severity of monsoon seasons and rainfall, flooding, droughts and heatwaves are all predicted to have an increasing impact on our health.
The World Health Organisation estimates that between 1970 and 2004, the enviro…
A wildfire that started on Thursday is forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes in Southern California. "The connection between climate change and the frequency of wildfires is undeniable", states the author of the article published in Allvoices. By 2050, lands burned by wildfires every year will at least double, according to the US Forest Se…
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Berne - A l’avenir, la Confédération ne s’engagera plus seulement pour la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, mais aussi – et de plus en plus – en faveur de mesures d’adaptation aux changements climatiques. C’est pourquoi le Conseil fédéral a adopté, le 2 mars 2012, le premier volet de sa stratégie «Adaptation aux ch…
This report, by the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, is the second independent assessment of the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme (SCCAP), required under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
The assessment focuses on what has changed since the Committee’s first assessment in 2016, in implementing policies and actions set out in the SCCAP…
By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
We’re often warned to avoid mosquito bites after major flooding events. With more water around, there are likely to be more mosquitoes.
As flood waters recede around Townsville and clean-up efforts continue, the local population will be faced with this prospect o…
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Washington – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$87 million to support the Government of Mozambique’s efforts to develop a climate change-resilient economy and scale-up high impact nutrition interventions benefiting over one million Mozambicans.
The grant financing package from the International Development As…