A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster According to Integrated Food Insecurity Phase Classification (IPC) Report issued in September 2021 and covering the period from July to September...
Between October 2021 and March 2022, the lean season, food security is set to deteriorate as more households rely on the food market, with prices expected to remain above the five-year average.
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La fonte de glaciers africains emblématiques témoigne des changements du système Terre Genève, le 19 octobre 2021 (OMM) – L’évolution du régime des précipitations, la hausse des températures et...
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Global climate context in 2020 Concentrations of the major greenhouse gases (GHGs) – carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) – continued to increase in 2019 and 2020.5 Despite...
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Melting of iconic African glaciers symbolizes changes to Earth system Geneva, 19 October 2021 (WMO) - Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Heavy rainfall that occurred from 22nd to 26th December 2020 led to bursting of Kandesha dam in Mumbwa district of Central Province of Zambia,...
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A position paper for WFP Regional Bureau in southern Africa for climate action in the region. Climate extremes are a major impediment to resilience of food systems in Southern Africa, where...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Heavy rainfall that occurred from 22 to 26 December 2020 led to bursting of Kandesha dam in Mumbwa district of Central Province of Zambia, affecting...
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Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020, says coalition of UN, EU, NGOs and government agencies.
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Introduction The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2021) highlights the remarkably high severity and numbers of people in Crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) or equivalent in 55...
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Complex emergencies and natural disasters present significant challenges to vulnerable populations throughout the Southern Africa region. Between FY 2011 and FY 2020, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian...
According to the acute food insecurity analysis update in Zambia for the February-March 2021 projection period, an estimated 1.73 million people (25% of the analysed population) are likely to face...
Summary of the major revisions to the emergency plan of action This Operation Update is issued to inform stakeholders of the need to expand the scope of this operation to Muchabi camp in Mumbwa...
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster From 22 to 26 December 2020, heavy rainfall leading to severe flooding affected parts of Zambia. The heavy rainfall on the 26 December 2020 resulted...
