Harnessing Synergies - mainstreaming climate change adaptation in disaster risk reduction programmes and policies
Across the globe, practitioners and policy makers are increasingly recognising the importance of bringing together disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). But how can you
On the brink: Who's best prepared for a climate and hunger crisis?
As the global population hits 7 billion this month, ActionAid has today warned that a triple crisis of climate change, desolated natural resources and rocketing food prices, could dwarf the world’s
Climate change, urban flooding and the rights of the urban poor in Africa
This report examines the impact of climate change on urban communities in six African cities, and looks at how people are coping with and adapting to increasingly frequent and severe episodes of
Disaster Risk Reduction in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
Homestead housing and adequate land in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
The Long Shadow of the Climate Crisis
In 2022 climate disasters have taken on a new scale and horror. Four seasons without rainfall have left a “biblical” drought and unprecedented hunger across Eastern Africa. Devastating floods in
Fiddling With Soil Carbon Markets While Africa Burns...
To address both the need for more finance for agriculture and the climate crisis, the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), among others, are promoting selling of carbon offset
Fisheries-based livelihoods in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
Violence Against Women in the post-tsunami context
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. Across the 12 affected countries in Asia and Africa, more than 230,000 people were reported dead or missing
