Overview In this edition of the Monthly Operational Update on Health Emergencies, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: In Mozambique, WHO helps families in areas...
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Overview In this edition of the Monthly Operational Update on Health Emergencies, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: In Mozambique, WHO helps families in areas...
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The Committee of Ministers responsible for Disaster Risk Management of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for accelerated disaster preparedness and resilience building to...
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Abstract This document aims to guide the design, implementation, and use of studies to value the benefits and costs of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for climate resilience projects. Reliable...
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What should be the top priority for Africa in 2023? Aloysius Uche Ordu On Monday, January 30, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) will launch its annual flagship report, Foresight Africa. ...
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Year 2023 is marked as the mid- point in implementing the Sendai Framework 2015 – 2030 as well as the Paris Agreement, Urban Agenda, and other related agreements, conventions,...
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The State of Climate Ambition: Snapshots for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) provide analysis for these groups of Climate Promise-supported countries...
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Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILES Mauritius Red Cross Society Number of staff: 12 Number of volunteers: 40 Number of branches (main islands) 3 The Mauritius Red Cross Society was established in 1973...
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Abstract This combined, independent evaluation focused on DG ECHO’s humanitarian response to epidemics and its strategic partnership with WHO between 2017-2021. The evaluation found that DG ECHO...
Introduction A successor instrument to the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 2005-2015, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) is a fifteen-year (2015 – 2030) voluntary, nonbinding...
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Island states across the world face similar climate risks due to their isolation and exposure. But because they are so far apart, they don’t often get to learn from or work with each other on...
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BACKGROUND The Indian Ocean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are threatened by several environmental challenges such as extreme weather conditions, sea-level rise and climate change. The latter...
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Throughout Southern Africa, drought is the deadliest national disaster. Yet one-third of the region’s population live in drought-prone areas. As COP26 places climate change front and center on the...
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) remains committed to operationalise the Decision of the 40th Summit of Heads of State and Government to establish the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency...
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The Meeting of Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held on the 26th May 2021. The meeting was virtually hosted...
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The Committee of Ministers responsible for Disaster Risk Management of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on 26th May, 2021 hold a virtual meeting to review Disaster Risk...
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Key figures Over 71 million people In Sub-Saharan Africa are estimated to live in both extreme poverty and significant flood risk. 48% of IFRC operations Since 2018 have been in response to floods...
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Introduction Climatic shocks and recurrent natural hazards, on top of economic and political challenges, crop pests and diseases, and conflict, continue to affect millions of people in the Southern...
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers has endorsed the offer by Mozambique to host the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) which will be...
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Introduction The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has made significant progress in advancing regional cooperation and integration since its establishment in 1980. With a population of...
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Executive Summary This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during...