Search Results - "disaster risk reduction"

Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin by Pavelic, Paul, Brindha, Karthikeyan, Amarnath, Giriraj, Eriyagama, Nishadi, Muthuwatta, Lal P., Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Gangopadhyay, Prasun K., Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh, Mishra, Atmaram, Sharma, Bharat R., Hanjra, Munir A., Reddy, R.V., Mishra, V.K., Verma, C.L., Kant, L.

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Anticipatory action in communities hosting refugees and internally displaced persons: an assessment of current approaches by Schindler, Alexandra, Singh, Radhika, Adam-Bradford, A., Laauwen, M., Ruckstuhl, Sandra

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Climate change and health in Africa by Onyango, E., Craig, M., North, M., Ogoti, L., Okem, Andrew Emmanuel, Wamukoya, George

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Nature-based solutions for river restoration and flow management: the case of Kitwe City, Zambia by Umer, Yakob, Debele, S. E., Mvula, C., Amarnath, Giriraj, Chisola, M. N., Marti-Cardona, B.

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Bundled weather index insurance pilot for drought-affected areas in Sri Lanka: reaching marginal farmers by Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Samarakoon, Kalani, de Silva, Sanjiv

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Special issue on selected papers from 2019 World Water Week by Harris, G. D., Barron, Jennie, Uhlenbrook, Stefan, Hussein, H., Choi, G.

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Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): exploring potential at the global scale by Alam, Mohammad Faiz, Pavelic, Paul

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Just transitions for a Climate-Resilient Development in Africa – Transforming Dialogue into Action by African Union Commission, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, African Development Bank, Government of Namibia, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, African Chicken Genetic Gains, African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development, International Livestock Research Institute, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Food Programme, World Meteorological Organization, World Resources Institute

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Framework for early warning of animal health threats by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…Increasing the number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies is a key indicator of the Priority Programme Area One Health (OH PPA). …”
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Loss and damage: The time for action by Kumar, Animesh

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Joining the dots: Social networks and community resilience in post-conflict, post-disaster Indonesia by Guarnacci U

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Are we messing with people's resilience? Analysing the impact of external interventions on community intrinsic resilience by Béné, Christophe

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Participation dynamics in multiple-peril agricultural insurance: Insights from India by Ghosh, Ranjan Kumar, Patil, Vikram, Tank, Nikita

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National Consultation for Improving Climate Services in Tanzaniam by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…This three day workshop identified the institutional and operational needs, gaps and capacities for climate services in the agriculture, food security, health and disaster risk reduction sectors in Tanzania. Photo: V. Atakos (CCAFS)…”
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How can we overcome the impact of climate change on the world?s water resources? by Chartres, Colin J.

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Large-scale flood event: global and regional assessment by Amarnath, Giriraj

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Insights for climate change adaptation from early sowing of wheat in the Northern Indo-Gangetic Basin by Paudel, Gokul Prasad, Chamberlin, Jordan, Singh, Balwinder, Maharjan, Shashish, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Craufurd, Peter Q., McDonald, Andrew

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Informing decisions on ecosystem-based approaches for the adaptation of people in the Asia and Pacific region by Hills, T., Pramova, E.

“…These results will inform the design of a decision-support tool for development, adaptation and disaster-risk reduction stakeholders…”
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Large-scale flood event: global and regional assessment. by Amarnath, Giriraj

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Climate Extremes Walking Together: Evidence from Recent Compounding Climate Hazards after Remal by Ghosh, Surajit, Dawn, Arpan, Kour, Sneha, Mallick, Archita, Chowdhury, Anuva, Kundu, Kaushiki, De Sarkar, Kounik, Rahman, Md. Rayhanur, Sharma, Prashanti, Rajakaruna, Punsisi, Rahman, Md. Munsur, Nath, Arun Jyoti, Shaw, Rajib

“…The study also highlights the need for a deeper understanding to develop a more robust district disaster management plan integrating EO data for actionable disaster risk reduction strategies for TC.…”
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