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Ignoring conflict undercuts disaster protection efforts - experts
"If we're genuinely serious about supporting vulnerable people, we need to be doing disaster risk reduction in conflict settings."
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As rains lash Sri Lanka, warnings arrive on time
Weather and disaster offices have for years faced criticism for a lack of flood early warnings - but that is changing this year, experts say
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Adapting to uncertainty needed in face of climate shocks - experts
"When we're adapting to climate change, we're not adapting to a new stable state, we're adapting to uncertainty."
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Hurricanes threaten Caribbean still recovering from 2017 storms
Building more resilient infrastructure takes times and money - both of which are short, say island leaders
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Power-for-all push risks leaving out Africa's poorest
A plan is needed to speed up access to electricity in African nations that are lagging behind, says head of Sustainable Energy for All
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Corridor to the future? Mauritania's nomadic herders seek safe passage
Can negotiating safe travel corridors across national borders help the Sahel's pastoralists survive intensifying drought?
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Red Cross plans to fight disasters with fast funding
It means that life-saving action can now take place before anyone is in immediate danger
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Scientists urged to 'speak the same language' as public on climate
Use the "huge reach and knowledge" of TV weather presenters to make technical information easy to understand, experts say.
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Mauritania's nomadic herders seek safe passage through drought
Can negotiating safe travel corridors across national borders help the Sahel's pastoralists survive intensifying drought?
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As wild weather worsens, Philippines migration takes on a female face
Each day, hundreds of rural women pack their bags for jobs abroad as maids and care-givers in order to feed their families
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