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This report outlines lessons learnt regarding the principal effects of climate change on 15 cities in low-income countries, and what makes them vulnerable to these effects. Coastal cities are susceptible to a rise in sea level and are made vulnerable by

This brochure presents a summary of the Zambian disaster management act no 13, which was assented to on the 13th April 2010. The act has eight chapters and administrative provisions, including: (i) the preliminary; (ii) the National Disaster Management

This multisectoral assessment report was carried out to determine the impact of the adverse rainfall and/or dry spell on different sectors and recommended appropriate action for mitigation and response. The document was compiled by the Zambia

This report examines the pressing issues facing the humanitarian system and identifies how they are affecting the nature of humanitarian emergencies. It recommends actions that should be taken by senior humanitarian leaders to respond to these challenges

The African Centre for Technology Studies is a three-year project to assist communities to adapt to climate change and share lessons learned from project activities with key stakeholders at local, national, regional and international levels and to elicit their support for climate change adaptation...

According to Christah Kalulu, Lusaka district commissioner, disaster risk reduction measures were launched last year to chart a way forward to curb some of the disasters which have been occurring annually as a result of floods...

Redoubling disaster mitigation efforts in flood affected areas of Lusaka, the government has been commended for 'putting in place an effective Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in disaster prone areas' and has 'implored residents to take precautionary measures to avoid any outbreak of waterborne diseases.'...

Speaking in Lusaka during the launch of the United Nations Population Fund, Catherine Namugala, Environment and Natural Resource Minister, said that the world needed to innovate to enable all countries and all people to adapt and build resilience to climate change...