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An emergency response exercise sponsored by the European Union included Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and some EU countries in preparing for and responding to threats.

A professor from An-Najah National University together with the Vice President of the National Authority for Disaster Risk Mitigation in Palestine have participated in a workshop on disaster risk reduction. The workshop discussed the seven goals and the four working priorities of the Sendai Framework, and their relation to sustainable development in the Arab region.

A new report based on a conference on climate change assessment and adaptation in the Arab region has been released. It is the first report to comprehensively assess the impact of climate change on water resources in the Arab region, and the first integrated assessment of climate change impacts on socioeconomic and environmental vulnerability of Arab States.

This booklet, written in English and Arabic, introduces the story of 10 farmers, who with hard work and commitment benefitted from a project to build back better in the Gaza Strip. They tell stories of recovery and how the project helped restore their

This report reviews the availability of data in Palestine to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

Countries from across the Arab region have set out their collective stance ahead of the looming 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, following similar moves by other parts of the world.

This paper explores the realities of women affected by humanitarian crises and highlights their priorities. The report brings together findings from focus group discussions with women from multiple regions and draws upon ActionAid’s experience from a

The landlocked Dead Sea is shrinking rapidly. A new study suggests it has largely dried up in the past during natural warm periods, suggesting that human-influenced climate change could make the surrounding region much more arid than it already is.