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Agricultural microinsurance in the context of this discussion paper involves the broad question of how low-income farmers close to or below the poverty level can be indemnified for agricultural losses due to severe weather conditions - regardless of the

Droughts, unlike earthquakes, do not catch us completely unaware. Nevertheless, because they last for such a long time, they are among the most destructive natural catastrophes, laying waste to entire regions. Since the African continent is particularly

Environmental Science and Engineering
Subseries: Environmental Science

In many parts of the world, climatic variations are recognized as one of the major factors contributing to land degradation impacting on agricultural systems performance and

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been promoting the integration of disaster management in development planning, the operational use of space technology in operational disaster management and regional

The European Parliament in a resolution stresses the need to increase the EU's capacity to prevent and to respond to increasingly acute problems with forest fires and droughts.

The trees would "fight storms, tidal surges, floods and droughts" in a "natural way" said the head of Government, Fakhruddin Ahmed in Dhaka on Saturday during the launch of the project.

In Spanish:

Este estudio ha puesto una mirada particular en uno de los departamentos críticos para la definición de una política de desastres en el Perú: Ancash, que tiene un historial dramático y un conjunto de motivos para mantener una atención especial

In Spanish:

En la presente publicación, encontrarán información referida a “reducir la vulnerabilidad, las frustraciones, las demandas no atendidas” de las poblaciones locales, que muchas veces se sienten impotentes frente a los desastres “naturales”. Nos