Natural Disasters

Building resilience in developing countries vulnerable to large natural disasters

Many developing countries are vulnerable to natural disasters that can have large human and economic costs: disaster risk management for these countries is a macro-critical challenge.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2019
International Monetary Fund
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Climate Change, Developing Countries
Agriculture

United Nations decade of family farming 2019-2028: global action plan

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched the United Nations' Decade of Family Farming and a Global Action Plan to boost support for family farmers, particularly those in developing countries.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
FAO
Tags:
Farmers, Agricultural Systems, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Developing Countries
Agriculture

FAO helps countries measure climate’s impacts on agriculture

In developing countries, the agriculture sector absorbs 26 percent of the total economic damage and loss caused by climate-induced disasters, according to one recent FAO study .

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
Relief Web
Tags:
Climate Change, Agriculture, FAO, Developing Countries, Extreme Weather Events, Food Security, Africa, Livestock, Fisheries
Climate Change

£33m of UK funding to be spent on ‘super crops’ that are resilient to climate change

Tens of millions of pounds are to be spent on developing “super crops” to improve diets in poor countries in the face of climate change, the government has said.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Climate Change, Agriculture, United Kingdom (UK), Climate Mitigation, Agricultural Research, Developing Countries, Food Security
Economy

Trade in environmentally sound technologies: implications for Developing Countries

This report aims to enhance understanding of the implications, capacity needs and enabling conditions for trade liberalization of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs), with focus on developing countries.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2019
UNEP
Tags:
Trade, Environment, Developing Countries, India
Health

Gadchiroli mouth cancer incidence among the highest in country, over 500 new cases every year: report

Not much information is available on the number of cancer patients in the tribal regions of India and the common cancers in such areas.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2019
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Cancer, Gadchiroli (D), Developing Countries, Health Effects, Health
Air Pollution

Global, national, and urban burdens of paediatric asthma incidence attributable to ambient NO₂ pollution: estimates from global datasets

Globally, the estimates suggest that there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year, and 13% of childhood asthma cases diagnosed each year are linked to traffic pollution. The country with the highest proportion of traffic pollution-attributable childhood asthma incidence was South Korea (31%), the UK ranked 24th out of 194 countries, the US 25th, China 19th, and India 58th.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Pattanun Achakulwisut, Michael Brauer, Perry Hystad & et al
Lancet Planetary Health
1-13
Tags:
Asthma, Child Health, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), China, India, Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Peru, South America, N C America, Asia, South Asia, Vehicular Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Developing Countries, Air Quality and Health
Forests

Study concludes that nature benefits when more women make land management decisions

A study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) and published in the journal Nature Climate Change last month explored whether or not gender quotas for local gover

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, Land, Women, Indonesia, Peru, Tanzania, Developing Countries, Africa, Argentina, India, Rwanda
Climate Change

Development-bank climate funds seek new dollars, as competition heats up

Ministers from more than 30 developing countries on Monday urged wealthy nations to top up a set of climate funds that channel money to international development banks, in a year when competition f

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Climate Change, Adaptation Fund, Developing Countries, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Kenya, Liberia, Ukraine, Africa, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

Tanzania: Joint Efforts Needed in Combating Water Pollution

HUMAN life depends on availability of clean and safe water. United Nations (UN), water requirements per person range from 20 to 50 decent litres per day.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Tanzania, Water Supply, WHO, Developing Countries, Africa

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