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World Bank ramps up help for poor to adapt to climate change
Bank will put more of its funds into protecting developing nations from extreme weather and rising seas
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Nepal turns to bamboo to rebuild after quake
Called "vegetable steel", bamboo is light, flexible, very strong and cheaper than other materials
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Sun-powered micro-grids boost fortunes of Lake Victoria fishermen
With its year-round sunshine, solar power is ideally suited to Kenya where electricity access surged to around 60 percent in 2016 from 27 percent three years before
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With more than one crop, Kenyan farmers weather armyworm attacks
To protect themselves from total crop failure, Kenyan farmers grow pulses alongside their traditional crops like maize
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As more Bangladeshis survive cyclones, some wish they had died
Disaster-prone Bangladesh needs to find ways to help those who have lost everything recover
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Kenyan irrigation app aims to cut water waste, crop losses
System isn't cheap - but for one farmer it has cut crop losses from drought from 70 percent to 10 percent
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Mercy Corps turns to WhatsApp to link sustainable agriculture group
Mercy Corps Kenya is innovatively using WhatsApp and Facebook to communicate to its staff and consortium members
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Virtual reality game puts players in disaster driving seat
When is the right time to warn of an impending flood?
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What are the 3 keys to building real resilience to climate change?
Adapting to change, anticipating shocks and absorbing them when they come are crucial, a BRACED report argues
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World Bank sets out plan to bolster Africa against climate change
Bank says $16 billion plan's emphasis on adaptation fits priorities of African states
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