USAID Deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team to Nigeria: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that it is dispatching a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Nigeria to support Government of Nigeria-led efforts to reduce food insecurity in the Boko Haram-affected regions of the country's northeast. "The U.S. Government is … [Read more...] about USAID Deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team to Nigeria
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Declaration: African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), Second Extraordinary Summit, 09 Nov 2016
Declaration: African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), Second Extraordinary Summit, 09 Nov 2016: 1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) met on the 09 November 2016 at the Second Extraordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to consider the progress made by ACIRC. … [Read more...] about Declaration: African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), Second Extraordinary Summit, 09 Nov 2016
UK increases humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in response to El Nino induced drought
UK increases humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in response to El Nino induced drought: 4.1 million people in Zimbabwe are expected to be unable to meet their food needs during the peak impact of the El Nino induced drought from January to March 2017. The UK was one of the first international donors to respond in Zimbabwe. Since October 2015, through our partners CARE … [Read more...] about UK increases humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in response to El Nino induced drought
Regional Outlook for the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region: Recommendations for Humanitarian Action and Resilience Response – October to December 2016
Regional Outlook for the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region: Recommendations for Humanitarian Action and Resilience Response - October to December 2016: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report has been developed collectively with humanitarian partners in the region to inform preparedness and advocacy efforts to mitigate and manage humanitarian risk in the Horn of Africa and Great … [Read more...] about Regional Outlook for the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region: Recommendations for Humanitarian Action and Resilience Response – October to December 2016
How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response | The Conversation
How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response: Droughts in South Africa has led to coordinated joint planning and partnerships to combat the problem. Stephanie MidgleyThere is nothing like a major climate disaster to raise interest in the problem of climate change among farming communities. Farmers in many parts of the world have, in the last decade, … [Read more...] about How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response | The Conversation
