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Refugees – and forests – benefit as Kenya's herders torch an invader
Can charcoal made from pest thorn trees help keep refugees warm and fed, and provide local jobs?
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opinion
Resilience in the face of change
Lessons learned from the Resilience 2017 conference in Stockholm
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opinion
Irma, Harvey, Maria and beyond: We need to talk about finance
Funding for development must be better targeted at reducing disaster risk
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Article
Zambia seeks to plug water wastage by harvesting rain
Zambia plans to build new dams and boreholes, making the most of rainfall to boost hydropower and irrigation
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Article
Hot weather sweetens harvest for Kenya’s mango farmers
“We use the hot sun as a blessing,” says one farmer, who has seen his harvest grow 40 percent in the last five years
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BRACED Update
Burkina Faso’s farmers get weather information at their fingertips
With increasingly erratic weather patterns, it has become urgent for farmers to know when to sow or what seeds to use.
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video
Forum theatre: acting out challenges
An introduction to improvisational theatre at the BRACED 2016 Annual Learning Event in Dakar
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Article
In a home-grown innovation, Pakistani village rises above flood woes
Fed up with homes being repeatedly inundated, a remote Pakistan village has come up with a creative way to cut risks
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Article
Armed with smartphones and boots, Niger youths map flood risks
A team of "investigators" have been plotting flood-prone areas on their smartphones in two of Niamey's districts.
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As drought makes harvests uncertain, Kenya’s farmers mull a seed change
Using imported seed, "you are not sure if you will harvest enough to offset the costs" - so local seed is gaining ground, farmers say
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