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Landslide in Nepal: Link between development, disaster and climate
Lumle Landslide highlights the link between development, disaster management and climate change adaptation in Nepal
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Vivre Avec l’Eau project helps residents of one street in Dakar bounce back from extreme rainfall and flash flooding
On August 9th, thunderstorms dropped up to 99 mm of rain locally in Ngor, over half the total rainfall this area usually gets in the entire month of August. While other parts of Dakar were inundated with water, the drainage system implemented by the Vivre Avec L'eau project in one market street effectively eliminated the flood waters allowing residents to return to their business.
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Thousands homeless as El Nino floods sweep Somalia
Flash floods destroy thousands of makeshift homes, UN warns up to 900,000 Somalis may be hit by El Nino
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Myanmar needs urgent help with livestock and rice losses after floods - U.N.
Half a million hectares of rice paddy were inundated and quarter of a million livestock killed
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Men sweeping? Women inheriting? Rural Kenya shakes up gender roles
As farmers face greater climate change threats, loosening gender restrictions and getting men and women talking can help them stand up to the pressures
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Seeds of change: Mali farmers fight drought with hybrid crops
Hardy sorghum is helping farmers bring in a harvest, even when drought destroys other crops
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