Climate change

'The London School of Economics did a research of 141 disasters worldwide and for every disaster, out of five people who died, four of them were women,' says Lorena Aguilar, IUCN Global Senior Gender Adviser....

In 2007 Lesotho was ravaged by one of the worst droughts in 30 years, which left 400,000 people in need of food aid. The government has identified several ways of adapting to climate change, such as developing high yield crop varieties, conserving rangelands to prevent soil erosion...

At a meeting on Saturday parliamentarians from Asia, Europe, Africa and South America announced the 'Manila call for action' in order to mainstream disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation....

Natural disasters and poverty reduction were among the proposed projects discussed at the ministerial meeting of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) held in Singapore this week....

Forced migration review, issue 31, October 2008:

This issue of FMR debates the numbers, the definitions and the modalities of people's movement and communities adaptation in response to growing pressures on landscapes and livelihoods - and the tension

Forced migration review, issue 31, October 2008, pp. 35-36

With the prospect of more extreme weather events, it makes sense to strengthen the efforts of governments and communities to reduce disaster risks.

While the control and reduction of greenhouse

'The congress will focus on climate change, identify its impacts, review the gender aspects, study its implications and then formulate gender-responsive legislation and policies said Dr. Kim Jung-Sook, president of the CAPWP....

Sensible and cost effective risk reduction programmes, such as early warning systems, strengthened building codes, and emergency preparedness strategies, are the best defense against future catastrophe....