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Displaying 15 of about 230 resultsThis synthesis report presents an updated analysis of the social protection landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies priorities for enhancing both food security and nutrition and improving responses to risks and shocks.It draws on scoping studies commissioned by WFP exploring social protection in eight countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakist…
GENEVA, 31 October 2013 – Fijian papaya farmers and exporters whose businesses were devastated by a 2012 cyclone are emerging from near bankruptcy with better protected livelihoods thanks to a stronger approach to disaster risk management.
Last December’s Cyclone Evan decimated crops and slashed papaya exports by almost 90 per cent prompting an industr…
This report summarizes the resilience situation in Grenada. The three islands of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique comprise the country of Grenada, which enjoys a high status on the United Nations Human Development Index. Despite this, more than 37 percent of the population falls below the poverty line and unemployment rates are high. Additionall…
The Climate Change Regional Policy Dialogue on "How to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation into a Country's Priority Sectors of Action" aims at promoting the dialogue and sharing of experiences between experts and practitioners. One of the main topics to be addressed is sea level rise impacts and adaptation measures. This event will be coordinated with…
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Née d’une urgence, celle des réfugiés afghans au Pakistan qui, en 1979, fuyaient les combats, Action contre la Faim (ACF) a été fondée par un groupe d'intellectuels français dans le but d’éradiquer la faim de manière globale, durable et efficace dans le monde. Sa mission consiste à sauver des vies par la prévention, la détection et le traite…
About CARE Australia
CARE is an international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change to their communities. As a non-religious and non-political organisation, CARE works with communities to help overcome poverty by supporting development projects and providing e…
The fourth Biennial SASDiR Conference will explore practices to 'avoid disaster risk creation' as a compliment to a DRR approach. The aim of the conference is to harness its broad, interdisciplinary expertise on this topic by gathering academics, practitioners and any other stakeholder in disaster risk and disaster-related fields. SASDiR mainly foc…
The Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Fisheries Sector (Fisheries SASAP) 2018-2028 seeks to strengthen the sustainability of Saint Lucia’s fisheries and fishery-dependent businesses and the security of fisheries-dependent livelihoods under a changing climate. The Fisheries SASAP, funded with the support of the United States In-Co…
This document provides a compendium of the main findings and lessons learnt from food security climate analyses undertaken by WFP and partners under the Climate Adaptation Management and Innovation Initiative (C-ADAPT).
This compendium is targeted at government policy makers, humanitarian partners, and technical analysts interested in accessing a snap…
This report provides an overview of the ways in which climate and livelihoods interact in Timor-Leste. It is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods. A special section on the impacts of the 2015/2016 El Nino episode to support contingency planning and possible response efforts is included.
Key me…
This study examines the effects of two megatrends – climate change and urbanization – on environmental emergencies. It considers how climate change and urbanization affect the scope and scale of emergencies. It argues that these trends are posing multiple challenges for emergency responders by overwhelming national and local-level emergency preparedness…
This study addresses the high vulnerability of the Pacific developing member countries of ADB to the predicted effects of climate change, including higher sea levels, intense storm surges and cyclones, erratic rainfall patterns, and major temperature fluctuations. It identifies the effects and quantifies the costs of these adverse outcomes to the Pacifi…
A glance at urban interventions by Red Cross Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean:
This publication was developed in an effort to complement and inform the internal process of defining urban intervention strategies in the Americas in order to manage urban risk related to health and sanitation; food security and nutrition; road safety; social, e…
Vanuatu is an agriculture-based economy, with 80% of the population depending entirely on subsistence agriculture for both their daily sustenance and well-being, and collectively the sector accounting for at least 20% of GDP.
Significant disaster events are a frequent reality in Vanuatu: communities have experienced drought, volcanic eruptions and…
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…