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Drought-hit Kenyans ‘leave soil alone’ to reap higher yields – and profit
Zero tillage is helping Kenyan farmers reap higher yields and curbing climate change
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opinion
Oxford lawns, New York air-conditioning, and a breath of fresh air
Finally, action to respond to disasters, prepare for them and build resilience against shocks are coming together
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Forest dwellers turn paralegals to keep ancestral land
Locked out of their forest, Kenya's Ogiek community fights back
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Kigali's poor bring rural self-help spirit to Rwanda's urban problems
How do you deal with garbage and other problems? In Rwanda, organise the community to solve them
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Niger floods leave tens of thousands homeless as rebuilding lags
"If it rains again, we'll lose the entire village."
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opinion
Evaluating the progress made in climate change adaptation using indicators of resilience, Part III: Resilience & Vulnerability
Making sense of - and operationalising - the abstract concepts of resilience and vulnerability
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From floods to disease, disaster risk rising in surging African cities
But plenty of ideas on how to sort out the problems are emerging, from organising slumdwellers to simply deciding which are the key risks to take on first
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How can science play a bigger part in reducing disaster risk?
Conference in Geneva explores key role of science and technology in implementing Sendai Framework
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opinion
It's time for the rich to learn from the poor
When it comes to sharing knowledge about how to adapt to climate change, the poorest countries have the most to offer
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Subsidised insurance bolsters Kenyan herders against drought
Insurance for animals, with payout triggered by reduced grazing, made cheaper or free to protect poor households
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