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A recent workshop held by the department of Humanitarian and Social Affairs of ECOWAS aimed at building the capacity of West African countries to disasters by the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into development agendas and sectoral programmes in the sub-region...

'If nothing is done, the rainy season will once again plunge Cote d’Ivoire into mourning,' said Désiré Tagro, Minister of the Interior, 'Relocating populations living in at-risk zones means we can save human lives.'...

A new climate change report from development think-tank CGD lists 20 cities where the greatest number of people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world...

The year 2008 has seen significant global humanitarian challenges ranging from devastating natural disasters, escalating food and oil prices to worsening conflict situations. In recent decades, the number and severity of natural disasters has increased

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

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It is generally acknowledged that, in Africa, poverty, the lack of development, high population density, environmental degradation, diseases, poor governance, wars, conflicts, violence and other such threats are underlying factors that

This publication presents case studies from all over the world about the inputs of women management of natural resources and their impact in the combat against desertification.

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan