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Disasters claimed economic losses worth $80 billion in India between 1998-2017: UN report
NEW DELHI: Climate change is making development highly risky, particularly in lower-middle income countries like India. A study released by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Wednesday
11/10/2018 Times Of India (New Delhi) Climate Change Natural Disasters Earthquakes United Nations
Droughts and agriculture in Lebanon: causes, consequences, and risk management
This volume examines the causes and consequences of drought on Lebanon’s agriculture. Lebanon is getting hotter and dryer. Projections show droughts will likely become more frequent and severe. Climate
01/10/2018 The World Bank Droughts Agriculture Climate Change El Nino Lebanon
Climate variability, drought, and drought management in Morocco's agricultural sector
Droughts in Morocco are increasing in frequency and intensity. Associated with global climate change, this trend will likely be more evident in the future. Drought damage to the agricultural sector affects
01/10/2018 The World Bank Droughts Drought Management Climate Change Agriculture Morocco
Disaster risk reduction and violent conflict in Africa and Arab states: implications for the Sendai Framework priorities
There is a moral imperative to delivering disaster risk reduction (DRR) in violent conflict contexts, where disaster vulnerabilities are high. While there is longstanding experience and an extensive literature
01/10/2018 Overseas Development Institute Disaster Management Conflicts Africa Natural Disasters
Economic losses, poverty & disasters: 1998-2017
This report evaluates total disaster-related economic losses and fatalities between 1998 and 2017. The report finds that between 1998 and 2017, climate-related and geophysical disasters killed 1.3 million
01/10/2018 Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Natural Disasters Poverty Floods Storms Droughts
Florence is nation's second wettest storm, behind Harvey
Hurricane Florence was the nation's second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated. Only last year's Hurricane Harvey rained more over a 14,000 square mile (36,260 square
26/09/2018 PHYS Natural Disasters Storms United States Of America (US) Floods Rainfall
Burkinabe farmer wins 'alternative Nobel' for drought-fighting technique
A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularized an ancient farming technique to reverse desertification is among the winners of Sweden's "alternative Nobel prize", announced on Monday. Yacouba Sawadogo shared
25/09/2018 Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST) Agriculture Droughts Natural Disasters Awards Burkina Faso
Aid Delivered After Deadly Mudslides in Sudan's Darfur
A joint African Union-United Nations operation is providing emergency assistance to an area in Sudan's South Darfur region where 16 people died as a result of mudslides earlier this month, the mission