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Uncertain rainy season for Horn of Africa

GENEVA, 29 February 2012 - The March to May rainfall season in the Greater Horn of Africa is likely to result in "near normal to below normal rainfall" over much of the region, according to a statement today from the 30th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF30). This rainfall outlook applies in particular to areas plagued by drought in…
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Africa must prioritize risk reduction

GENEVA, 17 September 2012 - The top UN disaster risk reduction official on Friday urged African governments to acknowledge risk reduction as the first line of defense against the impacts of climate change. Margareta Wahlström, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction said, "Africa has got to use its existing mechani…

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