Disaster risk reduction
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- Effectively dealing with climate change in developing countries
- ( United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , 2007)
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The impact of climate change will have a detrimental effect on the livelihoods and survival of billions of people. This book provides an overview of the concerns and needs of four regions: Africa, ...
- How can communities in Viet Nam adapt to recurring droughts?
- ( R. Shaw;S., V., R., K. Prabhakar;H. Nguyen;P. Mondal / Oxfam , 2007)
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This paper presents a study on the impacts of recurring droughts on communities in the Ninh Thuan province of Viet Nam. It examines the root causes of drought in the region, people's perceptio...
- Governments have to help people adapt to drought and climate change
- ( P. Trench;J. Rowley;M. Diarra / CARE International , 2007)
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This paper examines vulnerability to droughts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the background of the 2005 food crisis in the Sahel region. The authors argue that vulnerability to droughts is...
- Climate change and displacement
- ( E. Ferris / Brookings Institution , 2007)
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This report discusses some of the problems with the current debate on climate change’s impact on displacement. In doing so, it reviews what is known about climate change and considers alterna...
- How will the poor be affected by climate change?
- ( N. Leary;J. Kulkarni;C. Seipt / Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training , 2007)
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It is now recognised that there is an urgent need in developing countries to formulate and implement adaptive strategies that would lessen climate change risks. This report summarises the learning ...
- How should humanitarian organisations integrate increased climate risk into their work?
- ( Red Cross/ Red Crescent Centre on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness , 2007)
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Climate change presents additional challenges for humanitarian organisations responding to disasters and complex emergencies. This guide provides a basic overview of climate change science and its ...
- How can climate change adaptation be embedded in the development process?
- ( T. Tanner;T. Mitchell;M. Davies / Climate Change and Disasters Group, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2007)
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Today climate change adaptation is a mainstream development issue. The UK Government-commissioned Stern Review last year analysed the economics of adaptation and NGO campaigns have focused on its j...
- Will global warming send Asia and the Pacific 'up in smoke'?
- ( Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , 2007)
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Global scientific consensus indicates that all of Asia is very likely to warm during this century and it is here that the human drama of climate change will largely be played out. This report from ...
- How can schools help promote disaster risk reduction?
- ( United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction , 2007)
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The World Disaster Reduction Campaign for 2006-2007 "Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School" has resulted in various initiatives worldwide to make school buildings safer and have disast...
- Promising practices for disaster risk reduction
- ( Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity , 2007)
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Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important agenda item in the development community. This report identifies models and promising practices for disaster risk reduction based on experi...
