Located in the Indian Ocean at the northern entrance to the Mozambique Channel, the Union of the Comoros sits between northwestern Madagascar and the southeastern coast of the African continent. It...
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How countries can better cope with flood risk
Catastrophic floods have hit Pakistan in recent weeks that have killed over 1,000 people, displaced close to 500,000 and impacted the lives of over 30 million residents. The floods have left more...
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Comment les pays peuvent faire face aux risques d'inondation
Des inondations catastrophiques ont frappé le Pakistan ces dernières semaines. Elles ont entraîné plus de 1 000 décès, déplacé près de 500 000 personnes et affecté la vie de plus de 30 millions de...
Angola + 15 more
Rapport de synthèse 2022 sur l’état de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle et de la vulnérabilité en Afrique australe
Sommaire exécutif L'insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle dans la région de la SADC continue d'atteindre un niveau inacceptable, qui nécessite des efforts concertés de la part de la Région pour...
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Synthesis Report on the state of food and nutrition security and vulnerability in Southern Africa 2022 [EN/PT]
Executive summary Food and nutrition insecurity in the SADC region continues to be unacceptably high, requiring concerted efforts for the region to build resilience to address the multiple and...
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Policy Brief: Food security challenges and vulnerability in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 2021
Achieving food security and improving nutrition are crucial to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Not only they are essential to reach SDG2 – Zero Hunger, but they are also linked to...
Mozambique + 9 more
Climate Change: An Assault on the Hungry Poor in Southern Africa
While Southern Africa contributes only 1 percent to global carbon emissions, their temperatures are rising at double the global rate and climate impacts such as cyclones and droughts are rampant...
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GFDRR Annual Report 2020 - Bringing Resilience to Scale
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...
Mali + 10 more
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 20 August 2020
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. Good afternoon. Can you all hear me? Wave if you can. Excellent. My...
Zimbabwe + 14 more
SADC Regional Vulnerability Assessment & Analysis (RVAA): Synthesis Report on the State of Food and Nutrition Security and Vulnerability in Southern Africa 2019 (01 - 04 July - Windhoek, Namibia)
Food insecurity continues to rise in Southern Africa - new SADC Report: Projection puts 41 million at risk 10 July 2019, Gaborone, Botswana - According to the Southern African Development Community...
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Southern Africa Humanitarian Outlook 2015/2016: Special Focus on El Niño
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Abnormal rainfall patterns during 2014/2015 have contributed to a spike in food insecurity, which is currently affecting at least 27.4 m people regionally (and this excludes Angola,...
Zimbabwe + 14 more
Southern Africa - Disaster Risk Reduction Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
OVERVIEW Southern Africa faces numerous natural hazard events each year, including drought, floods, and cyclones, the effects of which can create or heighten humanitarian crises, such as acute food...
Malawi + 13 more
Humanitarian Trends in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
(Pretoria, 08 November 2013): A groundbreaking study into the threats likely to confront southern African communities over the next decade has been released. Titled Humanitarian Trends in Southern...