At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards and with such frequency, intensity, and complexity as during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, states new report.
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At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards and with such frequency, intensity, and complexity as during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, states new report.
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Aproximadamente 761.000 niños fueron desplazados internamente por tormentas en el Caribe entre 2014 y 2018, el lustro más caliente del que se tenga registro.
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Without urgent action to mitigate the effects, spike in displacement could be a new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the region.
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The problem is likely to grow and become more intractable in the future. Weather-related hazards currently account for more than 87 per cent of all disaster displacement.
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CARE report found that the food crisis in Haiti received the least media attention globally in 2018, followed by Ethiopia, DRC, Philippines, Chad, Niger, Central African Republic and Sudan.
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Civil conflicts and displacement remain the key drivers of food insecurity in East Africa and the Near East, whereas dry-weather conditions reduced cereal outputs in Southern Africa, says FAO.
IFAD and the government of Haiti signed a financing agreement today that will help restore agricultural productivity in areas of the country most-affected by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016.
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CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
Las riadas e inundaciones han afectado a 61 municipios, hay 9 personas muertas y en términos de cultivos cerca de 50.000 hectáreas han sido afectadas, informó la ministra de Planificación del Desarrollo.
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The need for external food assistance in 37 countries – either affected by conflict or adverse climate shocks – remains unchanged compared to the situation three months back.
Las regiones con afectación son Tiquipaya, Colcapirhua, Quillacollo, Vinto, Capinota, Bolívar, Omereque, Cliza y Arque. Se trabaja en la limpieza de las viviendas y las zonas de cultivo de las familias afectadas por las riadas y las anegaciones.
El viceministro comunicó a las autoridades del pueblo Weenhayek que allá donde hubo problemas de viviendas por las fuertes lluvias, el Gobierno Nacional asume como responsabilidad su construcción.
El ministro de defensa de Bolivia declaró que 64 municipios están en alerta naranja, 20 en estado de emergencia y 14 fueron declarados en desastre y que hasta la fecha se reportaron 6 decesos en todo el país.
Siete departamentos afectados, con Beni y Tarija en la región del Chaco siendo donde se requiere de mayor atención con brigadas del Ministerio de Defensa y las Fuerzas Armadas.
Revised Humanitarian Response Plan has been launched to provide critical life-saving, protection and livelihoods assistance to 2.2 million Haitians out of an estimated 2.8 million people in need.
"El dato histórico señala que son 320 milímetros los que se han registrado en 1977, sin embargo, este dato de 240 milímetros de los últimos días en la estación de Trompillo es el más alto en los últimos 40 años", se informó a los periodistas.
El presente análisis tiene por objetivo evaluar el impacto de las inundaciones en el estado de Tabasco entre los años 2007 y 2010 y de las inversiones en RRD en el bienestar socioeconómico de la población de Tabasco.
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Global food supplies are high due to strong cereal harvests, but localized drought, flooding and protracted conflicts have intensified and perpetuated food insecurity.
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In 2016, Haiti was hit by the strongest hurricane in over 50 years and Fiji was struck by Cyclone Winston. Thus Haiti ranks first and Fiji third in the index of the most-affected countries in 2016.
Results of malnutrition screening show the need for continuing care with 7,443 cases of acute malnutrition including 2,343 cases of severe and 5,100 cases of moderate acute malnutrition.