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The purpose of this study was to review selected National Adaptation Plans to better understand how disaster risk management is approached in climate change documents, and if systemic risk issues where impacts cascade across sectors are considered.
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This paper shares case studies from Fiji, Ghana, and Benin, three countries making progress with mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning and implementation in health systems.
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A technical team worked with local partners to strengthen flood forecasting in the Oti River through the development of a forecasting model and early warning system, as well as knowledge exchange with Japanese experts.

Stretching across six sub-Saharan

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Early warning systems, contingency planning and local action can strengthen West Africa’s responses to increasingly frequent severe flooding.
African Development Bank
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In the past few months many parts of the Volta Basin have been hit by heavy rainfall. Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Benin have all been impacted.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Ce reportage présente les initiatives de la société civile du Bénin qui visent à renforcer la résilience de la société face au COVID-19.
Radio Tokpa
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Ce reportage présente le quotidien des populations en manque d'eau à Cotonou, Bénin et les mesures entreprises pour lutter contre COVID-19.
Radio Tokpa
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Au Bénin, des banques renforcent leurs politiques numériques pour mieux servir le secteur public et privé dans le contexte de confinement lié à la maladie à coronavirus 2019.
Radio Tokpa

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