Ethiopia

Using Ethiopia as a case study, this paper discusses the value of two key factors, "timeliness" and "reliability" that disaster insurance could bring to humanitarian intervention. Its purpose is to explore the potential role of Index-based Disaster

This paper describes the Weather Risk Management Facility (WRMF), which helps address weather risk challenge by developing and supporting innovative weather and climate risk management tools – such as weather index insurance (WII) – that improve rural

This overview showcases the protection of risks in areas of displacement as well as the the national and international responses in Somali region areas affected by displacement, where food security, health, nutrition, and access to water were all of major

This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

This case study reports on a project aiming at designing an affordable drought insurance package for farmers in Ethiopia, which involves risk reduction, (minimising vulnerability), risk transfer through drought insurance, prudent risk taking, diversifying

This case study describes how community managed disaster risk reduction has led to landslides and floods resilient communities. It also describes how capacity building efforts led to the creation of alternate livelihoods and how the local government has

This document is the consultation version of the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA)'s adaptive capacity framework. It intends to serve as a conceptual tool for research existing disaster risk reduction, social protection and livelihoods

Cahier des changements climatiques, édition spéciale, Octobre 2010 (in French):

Ce numéro vise à sensibiliser le public urbain sahélien sur les risques liés aux changements climatiques. Il prend en compte les lourdes conséquences des événements