BRUSSELS, Belgium - 3rd May 2017 - Wetlands International launched a report at the Red Cross EU Office in Brussels, aimed at highlighting to policymakers the relationship between the health of wetland ecosystems and involuntary...
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PowerPoint presentation of the PRO-ACT project "Enhancing Food Security and Disaster Resilience of Vulnerable Communities in Upper Nile State"
The EU Global Support Facility for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is established part of INTPA’s effort to develop an integrated offer of technical assistance and knowledge in support of the external dimension of the...
Multiple times a year, severe tropical storms and typhoons hit the Philippines. Fortunately, the population is very resilient. After each disaster, they reconstruct their lives with creative solutions. In the past, the annual...
In the not so distant past, the people of Rwambu, Uganda faced shortages of water, crop failures and waterborne diseases. This was largely created by agricultural expansion and bad management of the wetlands. Wetland management...
Red Cross Society; Malawi-Belgian-Netherlands-Danish/Malawi/2018. A feasability study to assess the potential for the use of 'Forecast Based Financing' to provide pre alerts and financing ahead of natrual disasters in Malawi. This...
COOPI/MALAWI/2018 Half of Malawi was hit by the worst floods on record in 2015. Over one million people were affected. Almost 300 people were killed or went missing and more than 370,000 were displaced. Floods are a constant...
COOPI/Malawi/2015. This DRM Training Manual for Civil Protection Committees is in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters.This manual is meant as a guide...
Red Cross Society of Malawi and Netherlands/Malawi/2017. A sholarly study on the early warning systems traditionally used by Malawian communities in the lower Shire river- specifically related to flooding. The study explores what...
Sustainable and Disaster-resilient Development in Vulnerable Countries Context : The degradation of ecosystems – such as forests, wetlands, coastal and marine systems, and drylands – is a major driver of disaster risk and a key...