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The objective of the Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) is to assist decision-makers in Cambodia with planning effective adaptation measures to address climate-related health risks.
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There's mounting evidence that heat is detrimental for pregnant women and their unborn babies. What can be done to protect them?
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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Educational materials
This document contains the translations of the disaster risk reduction terminology in Kono, Krio, Limba, Mende, and Themne. These are the top five local languages in Sierra Leone.
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Educational materials
The SDRRTG manual is designed to guide school heads, teachers, learners and by extension communities to ensure school safety, particularly in facilitating the protection of children against disasters.
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UNDP, with funding from the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (STFA), implemented several projects aimed at increasing the resilience of communities on preventing flash floods and training locals for disaster risk preparedness, response, and recovery.
United Nations Development Programme - Afghanistan
Eight farmers from Bangladesh walking across a rice field carrying big baskets on their heads and shoulders.
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Severe heat in Bangladesh has exposed critical food security challenges, affecting everything from fruit production to paddy and poultry farming.
Dialogue Earth
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This study presents an overview of the Fund’s experience and lessons learned from addressing climate change adaptation and strengthening long-term resilience to climate change in fragile and conflict-afflicted countries.
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Bangladesh's capital, one of the world's most congested and polluted mega-cities, is home to around 10 million people, including thousands who have fled floods and droughts in other parts of a country that is on the frontline of climate change.
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