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Conflict and child mortality in Mali: A synthetic control analysis por Masset, Edoardo

“…Northern Mali is today one of the poorest and most neglected areas of the world where humanitarian assistance is urgently needed.…”
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Views on the UAE–Belém work programme por CGIAR Climate Security Observatory

“…The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Foundation, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are pleased to submit collective inputs on the two-year UAE–Belém work programme on indicators for measuring progress achieved towards the targets in the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, as invited in Decision 2/CMA.5 of the UAE Consensus.…”
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Escaping poverty traps and unlocking prosperity in the face of climate risk: Lessons from Index-Based Livestock Insurance por Jensen, Nathaniel D., Fava, Francesco P., Mude, Andrew G., Barrett, Christopher B., Wandera-Gache, Brenda, Vrieling, Anton, Taye, Masresha, Takahashi, Kazushi, Lung, Felix, Ikegami, Munenobu, Ericksen, Polly J., Chelanga, Philemon, Chantarat, Sommarat, Carter, Michael, Bashir, Hassan, Banerjee, Rupsha R.

“…General insights are provided on i) the economics of poverty, risk management, and drylands development; ii) the evolving use of modern remote sensing and data science tools in development; iii) the science of scaling; and iv) the value and challenges of integrating research with operational implementation to tackle development and humanitarian challenges in some of the world's poorest regions.…”
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Partnerships as the path to stability in fragile settings por Kosec, Katrina

“…As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza, where conflict has devastated millions, the call for durable solutions has never been more urgent. …”
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Innovations in insuring the poor: Sustainability and scalability of index-based insurance for agriculture and rural livelihoods por Hess, Ulrich, Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…Unless adequately managed, they can slow economic development and poverty reduction and contribute to humanitarian crises. Covariate risks, especially those that involve catastrophic losses, pose special difficulties and costs. …”
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Solar irrigation in Yemen: Promising impacts several months post implementation por Darwish, Maram, Jovanovic, Nina, Kurdi, Sikandra, Yamauchi, Futoshi, SMEPS Communication and Advocacy Team

“…Yemen faces one of the most significant humanitarian crises globally, with approximately 21.6 million people in need of some form of assistance, and an estimated 2.25 million children suffering from acute malnutrition. …”
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Early warning systems and climate resiliency: Recent evidence and digital solutions for India’s potato belt por Bhattacharjee, Mousumi, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Recent evidence from certain regions in India raises concerns that disparities could lead to food and humanitarian crises in the future. The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), established in the 2015 Paris Agreement, is about enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience, and reducing vulnerability to climate change to keep temperature rise to a maximum of 2°C or 1.5°C. …”
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Business Acceleration for Youth Project por Nkhambule, Emily, Slane, David, Pierotti, Luca, Sheriff, Ramadhan Kadammanja

“…BUSINESS ACCELERATION FOR YOUTH PROJECT PROJECT OVERVIEW Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is implementing the Business Acceleration for Youth project to reduce humanitarian assistance needs in Malawi’s resilience focus zones by accelerating youth-owned businesses. …”
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Business Acceleration for Youth Project Acceleration Program Participating Firms Directory por Nkhambule, Emily, Slane, David, Pierotti, Luca

“…BUSINESS ACCELERATION FOR YOUTH PROJECT The Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is implementing the Business Acceleration for Youth project to reduce humanitarian assistance needs in Malawi’s resilience focus zones by accelerating youth-owned businesses. …”
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Can digital cash transfers serve those in active conflict? Randomized intervention in Sudan por Abay, Kibrom A., Siddig, Khalid

“…The case of Sudan offers an interesting setting where active conflicts and funding gap continues to hamper the delivery of humanitarian services. We aim to address the following questions: (1) Can digital cash transfers improve food and nutrition security outcomes of beneficiaries in conflict-affected settings? …”
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Anticipating food crises in the Sahel: A methodology for integrating climate and conflict risks into food crises early warning systems in the Sahel por Sarzana, Carolina, Ouedraogo, Yacouba, Minoarivelo, Henintsoa Onivola, Hounnou, Emmanuel Fèmi, Craparo, Alessandro, Sib, Ollo, Doehnert, Federico, Ndiaye, Marie, Samake, Alioubadara, Samb, Cheikh, Akakpo, Koffi

“…To enhance anticipatory capacity within the CH analytical process and strengthen humanitarian assistance, CGIAR and WFP have jointly developed the Conflict–Climate Pressure Index (CCPI), a forward-looking decision-support tool that improves the early detection of aggravating factors driving IPC Phase 3+ food crises.…”
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Empirical forecasting of slow-onset disasters for improved emergency response: An application to Kenya’s arid north por Mude, Andrew G., Barrett, Christopher B., McPeak, J.G., Kaitho, R., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Given the finite resources allocated for emergency response, and the expected increase in incidences of humanitarian catastrophe due to changing climate patterns, there is a need for rigorous and efficient methods of early warning and emergency needs assessment. …”
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Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda por Acosta, Mariola, Riley, Simon, Giller, Onno, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…All too often, the well-intentioned efforts of journalists and development organizations to raise awareness of pressing humanitarian issues has the unintended effect of reducing its human subjects to little more than hapless victims of the latest calamity. …”
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Nutrition—sensitive agricultural interventions and maternal and child nutrition outcomes in arid and semi—arid lands of Kenya por Grant, F., Amunga, D., Mulwa, C.K., Moyo, M., Kwikiriza, N., Malit, J., Mwaura, L., Maru, J., Heck, S.

“…In regions facing chronic stress such as the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, there is poor quality of diet among women and children in humanitarian situations, mainly due to multiple climatic shocks that exacerbate local food systems. …”
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Towards a common vision of climate, peace and security in Zambia: Workshop memory por Medina, Leonardo, Sax, Niklas, Caroli, Giulia, Maviza, Gracsious, Tarusarira, Joram, Pacillo, Grazia

“…This workshop brought together over 45 stakeholders from Zambia’s humanitarian, development, climate and peace sectors, including government representatives, NGOs, international organizations, and research institutes.…”
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Improved fragility and risk indicators for anticipatory action in food, land, and water systems por Basel, Ashleigh Megan, Nguyen, Kien Tri, Minoarivelo, Onivola, Craparo, Alessandro Carmelo William

“…While anticipatory action (AA) interventions for monitoring socio-ecological risks are gaining prominence, the approaches and risk indicators differ considerably within and between climate, development, and humanitarian communities. There is also a fundamental variance in approaches and risk indicators relating to triggers and trigger components. …”
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Building Pathways out of Poverty for Ultra-poor Internally Displaced People in Baidoa por Leight, Jessica, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hirvonen, Kalle, Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…The evaluation findings will be used to inform graduation model programming both in this context and in other humanitarian contexts in which interventions target internally displaced people or other vulnerable individuals in urban settings.…”
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Building community resilience for food security in a shock-prone country por Ulimwengu, John M., Collins, Julia, Tefera, Wondwosen, Kurtz, Julie

“…International development agencies have sought to support South Sudan, but years of financial investment have failed to alleviate recurrent humanitarian crises. This paper outlines a general framework for resilience and resilience measurement, assesses initial baseline data collected from South Sudan, and builds a novel quantitative and qualitative methodology for measuring community resilience in countries like South Sudan burdened by shocks and weak institutions.…”
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Uncertainty, pastoral knowledge and early warning: A review of drought management in the drylands, with insights from northern Kenya por Derbyshire, Samuel F., Banerjee, Rupsha R., Mohamed, Tahira Shariff, Roba, Guyo Malicha

“…Surveying recent literature on pastoralism’s unique relationship with uncertainty, and associated forms of networked, relational resilience, it reflects on some of the inherent limitations of current approaches to “local knowledge” in the humanitarian sphere. In doing so, it emphasises the need for new, creative approaches to early warning and anticipatory action, which are not merely established via the external synthesis of data but are rather oriented around local pastoralist drought preparation and mitigation strategies and comprise enough flexibility to adapt to a fast-shifting terrain of challenges and possibilities.…”
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Making ends meet in refugee camps: food distribution cycles, consumption and undernutrition por Aubery, F., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte

“…Years after the initial settlement, food aid remains an essential component of humanitarian assistance for protracted refugees in managed camps. …”
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