A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In August of 2022, persistent and heavy rainfall resulted in severe floods in Freetown; associated with landslides, especially in low-lying areas...
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DR Congo + 16 more
West and Central Africa: Flooding Situation Overview (January - December 2023) - as of 6 March 2024
FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW In West and Central Africa, the effects of climate change encompass both slow-onset phenomena, such as rising temperatures and droughts, as well as sudden onset events,...
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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 90 - February 2024
Overview: In northern East Africa, main season harvesting is ongoing under mainly poor conditions. In the south, second season harvesting continues under mixed conditions as previous heavy rains and...
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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 89 – December 2023
Overview: In East Africa, harvesting conditions are mostly poor for main season cereals in the north, and conditions are mixed for planting of second season cereals in the south as above-average...
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Nature-Based Infrastructure: How natural infrastructure solutions can address sustainable development challenges and the triple planetary crisis
NATURE’S CRITICAL ROLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A new report from the UN Environment Programme, UNOPS and the University of Oxford highlights the contributions of nature-based...
Ghana + 14 more
West and Central Africa: Humanitarian impact of flooding - Overview (From 1 September to 30 October 2023)
SITUATION OVERVIEW As the West and Central Africa region reached the tail end of its rainy season, significant damage continued to occur due to flooding, with notable impact on people’s lives and...
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report #3, November 2023
COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD FAO assesses that globally 46 countries/territories, including 33 in Africa, ten in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean and one...
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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 88 - November 2023
Overview: In East Africa, seasonal deficits are impacting main season crops in South Sudan and northern Uganda as well as Meher season crops in Ethiopia. Above-average rains are forecast across...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary October 27– November 2, 2023
Africa Weather Hazards Flooding persists in the Sudd wetlands but has eased in the Sobet and Akobor catchments. Unevenly distributed rainfall has caused moderate to large rainfall deficits in the...
Chad + 8 more
A Review of Disaster Risk Management for Fragility, Conflict and Violence Countries in the World Bank Portfolio, Fiscal Years 2012–2022 (July 2023)
How can we do better? Improving climate and disaster resilience in complex settings JEMMA VASILYAN & KARIMA BEN BIH Globally, the number of countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary October 20-26, 2023
Improved dryness in parts of East Africa; heavy rainfall and persistent flooding in West Africa Africa Weather Hazards Flooding conditions continue in the Sudd wetlands in northern South Sudan...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary October 13–19, 2023
Dryness persists in East Africa with drought in Ethiopia; flooding continues in West Africa Africa Weather Hazards Flooding persists in the Sudd wetlands in northern South Sudan. Western South Sudan,...
Cameroon + 5 more
Supporting women's empowerment in rural areas of Africa
Women play a key role in producing food, generating income, and fuelling local and global economies in rural areas. Gender equality and the empowerment of women are key in the fight against poverty...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary October 6–12, 2023
Drought in Ethiopia despite recent increased rainfall; flooding continues in West Africa Africa Weather Hazards Flooding persists in the Sudd wetlands in northern South Sudan. Unevenly distributed...
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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 87 - October 2023
Overview In East Africa, there is concern in parts of the north due to dry conditions. In the south, above-average precipitation is forecast for the Short Rains and is expected to benefit crop...
Brazil + 3 more
Protecting People, Planet and Peace: Shaping the Future of the Security Sector - Chapeau report of a stocktaking study on security sector roles in climate and environmental security
Authors Abigail Robinson, Viola Csordas and Fredrik Wallin Description This chapeau report from the stocktaking study on climate security and SSG/R explores security sector roles in climate and...
Mali + 16 more
West and Central Africa: Regional Integrated Context Analysis (ICA), August 2023
The ICA is one of the pillar’s of WFP’s three-pronged approach (3PA), which combines the risk of natural shocks (droughts, floods, landslides) with the recurrence of food insecurity to identify...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary September 1-7, 2023
Abnormal heat in parts of East Africa Africa Weather Hazards Flooding persists in the Sudd wetlands in northern South Sudan. Below-average rainfall since May has led to abnormal dryness in eastern...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary August 18-24, 2023
Abnormal heat in parts of East and West Africa; parts of West Africa remain abnormally dry Africa Weather Hazards Flood conditions persist in the Sudd wetlands in northern South Sudan. Below-average...
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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 86 - September 2023
Overview: In East Africa, conditions are mixed for main season cereals in the north due to dryness, socio-economic challenges, and conflict, and belowaverage yields are expected in parts of South...