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The United States and many other heavily populated countries face a growing threat of severe and prolonged drought in coming decades, according to results of a new study by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) scientist Aiguo Dai...

The Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), released by global risks advisory firm Maplecroft, identifies Bangladesh and India as the two countries facing the greatest risks to their populations, ecosystems and business environments, whilst Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan also feature in the highest risk category...

The Government of Brazil and the International Labour Organization have announced the launch of a three-year programme aimed at enhancing the capacity of countries to respond to social and natural disasters...

This book presents a multidisciplinary approach to droughts and water allocation in Brazil. It contains eight articles on how society is coping with climate issues, including the role of local culture and public policies:

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World Bank Group implementation progress report of the water resources sector strategy:

This report reaffirms the strategic directions for the World Bank Group’s approach to supporting water resources management. It calls for renewed emphasis on: the

Somalia, Haiti and Afghanistan are the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), released today by global risks consultancy, Maplecroft...

To promote actions that will protect the world's drylands from further deterioration and degradation into deserts, the United Nations will launch the Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification on 16 August 2010, to run from January 2010 to December 2020...

Hoje em Dia reports that Salvador (Bahia) has received more funding for disaster prevention: 'the situation would have been worse without the work [already] done' - slope containment measures and micro-and macro drainage - according to Mayor Carneiro, 'there were no problems at any point where work was done' during recent flooding...