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Displaying 15 of about 32 resultsThis report is a summary of the discussions held during the 3rd African Drought Adaptation Forum September 2008 in Addis Ababa. The participants, members of the the African Drought Risk and Development Network (ADDN) recognized the need for exchange of experience on managing the risk of drought in various sub regions of Africa and focused on promoting a…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
This publication reports on the outcomes of a pilot project to ‘operationalize’ the Making Cities Resilient Campaign in three cities in Africa – Narok and Kisumu in Kenya and Moshi in Tanzania, commenced in 2012 by the UNISDR regional office for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. It also describes disaster prevention activities undertaken by pilot cities, an…
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Boletín informativo sobre actividades desarrolladas por los socios DIPECHO América del Sur, con financiamiento de la Unión Europea a través de su Departamento de Ayuda Humanitaria y Protección Civil de la Comisión Europea.
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This informative bulletin addresses activities being developed by partners within the framework of DIPECH…
The overall aim of the training package is to increase awareness on natural hazards and disaster risk reduction (DRR) to key stakeholders with knowledge on disaster management to empower the actors to support their organizations in developing disaster resilient programs and projects.
This training manual is for use in DRR training aimed at building the…
A desktop review of the effectiveness of drought contingency plans and planning in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia:
This paper is a UNISDR contribution towards effective Drought Contingency Planning (DCP) for stakeholders and partners implementing drought risk reduction programmes in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA). It attempts to convert findings, concept…
The discussions in this booklet aim to address the complexity of risk in the Arab region, and present some tools which can be used by local governments, civil society and other institutions working in the field of environment and disaster risk reduction. In the Arab region the effects of human behavior on the environment has caused a growing concern sin…
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Implementation of EU WFD and EU Drought Policy;
Transboundary cooperation in Drought Planning and Management;
Development of a sound drought and scarcity indicator system;
Definition of environmental flows and establishment of a minimum flow regime (MFR) for drought periods.
This case study is a contribution to the GAR Special Repor…
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Droughts are a regular and not an exceptional feature in the region. They have significant adverse social, environmental, health, and economic impacts, mainly where rainfed farming is practiced and places where there are existing pressures on water resources.
These impacts have played a significant role in population movements, includin…
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East Africa is one of the regions in the world most affected by droughts. Recent trends seem to show an increase in risk, while longer term projections do not provide clear trends for the whole region and for individual countries.
Most countries are low income, with some lower middle income countries. Some have diverse agro-ecological c…
Groundwater is a de-facto source of water during drought and emergencies. In a broader perspective, the traditional short-term strategy of using groundwater to combat water deficits during drought needs revisiting. The objective of this paper is to examine the relevance and options for developing and adopting such groundwater-based natural infrastr…
The growing demand for water resources is aggravating its scarcity across the world. It is used in a large spectrum of sectors ranging from domestic to industrial, agricultural and environmental activities. Additionally, water resources form a prime indicator of social and economic development for nations. Population explosion, industrialization, rapid…
This publication provides a short overview of disaster risk reduction in the Arab region. It focuses on the major risks, why in particular cities are at risk and what are the drivers of disaster risk in the region. Further, the factsheet provides information about the achievements and challenges for the future.
This study presents African experience with disaster risks and natural hazards during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) and discusses drought mitigation measures in rural areas and flood risk reduction activities in unplanned urban settlements. It addresses food insecurity, social vulnerability and economic aspects of disas…
This first publication in the series deals with disaster preparedness and response focusing on earthquake, drought, flooding, extreme heat and drought.
"Friends Power" is a series of health education comic stories developed for children. It aims to build the knowledge, attitude and skills of children on selected health topics such as natural disaster p…