Event: Development in the face of climate extremes and disasters
Join the BRACED Knowledge Manager for this public event where we will challenge common conceptions on the relationship between poverty and climate extremes.
Climate action plans of poorest nations to cost $1 trillion
Rich governments in Paris give $250 mln for adaptation in least developed states, but it's a drop in the ocean
Farming plan takes root to help north Mali despite drought, conflict
Mali's government and the U.N. try to revive farming in the conflict- and drought-hit north
As they abandon barren land, farmers take problems with them
Creeping deserts, loss of trees and barren soils are pushing farmers off their land and fueling migration
BRACED learning event set for February in Senegal
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After decade of disasters, UN shifts its Asia operations
A decade ago, many Southeast Asian nations did not have disaster management authorities, but that has changed
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
The worst drought since a million died in 1984 is challenging a transforming Ethiopia
As farms dry up, Kenyan women switch to clean energy businesses
Clean energy businesses are giving women steady income and protecting forests, which in turn help stave off drought
Participatory gender training in Nepal
How can community groups reflect on their gender perceptions, critically discuss gender roles at home and in the community, and develop bargaining skills?
Learning from nature to increase resilience
By replicating productivity patterns that exist naturally in the environment, permaculture offers an alternative to chemicals in agriculture.