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A diversified approach to fighting food insecurity and rural poverty in Malawi

The Malawi Red Cross Society introduced an integrated foods security programme in 2011 in order to contribute to the government’s national strategy on food security. The National Society has been implementing food security projects for over a decade, particularly under programmes which are aimed at supporting households and community-food production for people living with HIV […]

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Mozambique: cyclone early warning system in practice

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In 2000 and 2001, severe floods struck large areas of Mozambique. The devastating impact of the flooding, and the relative lack of disaster preparedness among affected communities, provided the impetus and the opportunity for the Mozambique Red Cross Society to initiate a five-year community-based disaster preparedness programme in Inhambane and Zambezia provinces, with support from

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Using the vulnerability and capacity assessment tool in Rwanda

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This case study recounts the experience of the Rwandan Red Cross with the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) tool. The aim of this study is to describe the approach adopted by the Rwandan Red Cross and to share the lessons it learned from that experience with other National Societies. Published in 2003.

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Pathways to a climate resilient future: a community-based cost benefit analysis of a food security project in Ethiopia

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In recent years, climate change impacts have created grave new threats to rural livelihoods. Community-based cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is an evidence-based tool which can effectively be used to ascertain the value and impact of integrating resilience-building interventions in food security programming. The following case study provides an overview of a community-based CBA that was conducted

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Mauritania: Small-scale surface irrigation for food security

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The majority of the population in Mauritania provides for themselves through traditional agriculture and livestock farming and are heavily dependent on the rainy seasons. As a result of unpredictable seasonal rains and climatic conditions, climate hazards (in particular periodic droughts), encroaching desertification and competition for resources, the majority of the population remains chronically vulnerable to

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RAPPORT EVC – Senegal

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VCA Senegal Report – CROIX ROUGE SENEGALAISE Département des opérations et de la logistique

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RAPPORT EVC

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RAPPORT DE L’EVALUATION DE VULNERABILITES ET DES CAPACITES

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Evaluations de Vulnérabilité et de Capacités Dans les villages des Beldiabé, de Kacham-Ouest, de Karma, de Loungho, de Peela, de Rouko, de Souryala, de Tebla et de Tin Akoff

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