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This Côte d'Ivoire country profile provides a snapshot of a developing baseline created to initiate discussion, both within countries and globally, about entry points for investing in climate smart agriculture (CSA) at scale.

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Le programme d’investissement pour la Résilience des côtes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (WACA ResIP) est lancé pour promouvoire la création d'un espace dynamique permettant aux pays côtiers en Afrique et à leurs partenaires de partager des connaissances et d’obtenir des financements. Elle permettra également d’améliorer la gestion des risques.
Agence Afrique Presse
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Since the institution of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in 2009, the need to deliver climate services has become mainstream (and expected) amongst National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and climate science research

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The Security Council, convening to discuss the nexus between climate change and conflicts around the globe, considered several concrete proposals to guide the 15-member organ’s efforts — or those of other United Nations entities — on that evolving and increasingly critical issue.
United Nations - Headquarters
Policies and plans

This national disaster risk management strategy and plan of action outlines the current disaster risk and disaster management context of Côte d'Ivoire and describes the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement in the country's disaster risk

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This Communication and Awareness Action Plan (CAAP) intends to be a communicational guidance document for key stakeholders in four specific coastal countries (Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo) who will use it as an aid to communicate the effects of

Documents and publications

The West African coastal region is rich in natural land resources. However, increased pressure on these resources from the rapidly growing coastal population has degraded these reserves. The effects are compounded by the region’s vulnerability to climate

The dry and arid region of Isiola in Kenya where droughts are recurrent. Photo ©EU/ECHO/Martin Karimi
Press release
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has engaged CIMA Research Foundation to generate risk profiles on flood and drought in 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries that will be involved in the risk assessment are: Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Gambia, Gabon, Cameroon, Ghana, Sao Tome and Principe, and Kenya.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

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