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Community Engagement and Accountability in Drought Anticipatory Action

06 Aug 2024
This case study documents the Kenya Red Cross Society’s (KRCS) implementation of Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) initiatives in drought anticipatory action projects in Kitui and Kwale counties. KRCS used early warning systems and ...
Case Study, Video, Community Engagement and Accountability, Drought, Early Warning Systems
Assessment or evaluation, Research

West Pokot Community Engagement Study on Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis

01 Dec 2023
Climate vulnerability and change can have significant impacts on regional, national, and local development efforts. In order to reduce these impacts and promote climate-resilient development, decision and development practitioners need to understand ...
Assessment or evaluation, Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Flood, Landslide, Risk Assessment
Case Study

Green Belts For Drought Recovery In Dadaab Refugee Complex, Kenya

23 Mar 2023
This case study describes a land restoration project surrounding Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya undertaken by the Kenyan Red Cross.
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report, Research

Drought, desertification, displacement and migration: can nature offer part of the solution? IFRC, 2022

29 Jun 2022
This paper is the result of an event that took place on the 10th of November 2021 as part of the Development and Climate Days at UNFCCC COP26. This paper will summarize the key points of discussion from the four expert panelists, representing environ...
Report, Research, Drought
Report

The impact of disasters on agriculture: Addressing the information gap

08 Aug 2017
In developing countries the agriculture sector absorbs 23 percent of the total damage and losses. Between 2005 and 2014, approximately USD 93 billion was lost in crop and livestock production due to natural hazards and disasters in developing coun...
Report, Drought, Early Warning Systems, Earthquake, Flood, Heat Wave, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report

The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters (1995-2015)

23 Nov 2015
A new report published by The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), “The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters”, shows that over the last twenty years, 90% of major disasters have been caused by 6,457 recorded floods, sto...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Cold wave / dzud, Drought, Flood, Heat Wave, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Thunderstorm, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcano, Wildfire
Guidance material

Protected areas as tools for Disaster Risk Reduction. A handbook for practitioners

12 Aug 2015
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become a critical part of sustainable development strategies. The acronym DRR embraces a complex mixture of policies and actions, from education of civil society, through disaster preparedness strategies to...
Guidance material, Drought, Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Landslide, Tsunami, Volcano, Wildfire
Research

Linking seasonal forecasts with disaster preparedness in the Pacific: from information to action

29 Jun 2015
This new ‘Seasonal Rainfall Watch’ publication encourages Red Cross disaster managers to use seasonal forecasts for preparedness in the Pacific, helps them prepare for and respond to disasters and manage droughts and prolonged wet spells....
Research, Drought, Flood
Awareness material

Understanding Drought in India

07 Apr 2015
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the important theme of ‘Understanding Drought in India’. India’s overdependence on rainfed agriculture and the increasing variability of monsoons due to climate change underscore...
Awareness material, Drought
Report

The human cost of natural disasters: a global perspective

23 Mar 2015
This report presents data about natural disasters impacts (human and economic) at world scale for the last 20 years. The analyses focus on trends and patterns of impacts and how these vary regarding the income level or the geographical location. Base...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Financing, Drought, Earthquake, Flood, Risk Assessment, Tsunami

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