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As heat rises, women risk death in South Asia
When heat waves hit, women - stuck indoors, wearing heavy clothing and refusing water to avoid toilet trips - are most at risk
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Kenyan farmers tackle crop failure by swapping seeds for seedlings
Kenyan farmers are turning to seed propagation, whereby seeds are grown in a greenhouse before the farmers transplant the seedlings at home.
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Turn flood of climate information into useable stream, experts say
Right now, "it's profoundly confusing to know where to go to get decent climate information"
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Tanzania's women street cooks hope for safety, loans
"Urban food vending may be a good tool for creating livelihood security for the urban poor, but to achieve this there has to be better policy initiatives"
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How can we translate global resilience policies into action?
Unless we succeed in building the resilience of disaster-affected people, the wider aims of the 2015 global policy frameworks will not be achieved.
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How do you manage climate risk? Ask those on the frontline
"People aren't interested in rainfall projections for the next 100 years - they want to understand what's happening to them now"
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Crowd-sourced maps for natural disasters boosted by new algorithm
Online volunteers provide up-to-date geographic information
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India's Odisha readies pioneering plan to combat deadly heat
Heat action plan would stop work at brick kilns and construction sites on hot days - and even tigers get some help
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Biomass fuels slow deforestation in Mali
A local entrepreneur produces biomass fuels as an alternative to charcoal and firewood.
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Faster, clearer data on disasters might help shield women and children
Women and children can be disproportionately affected by disasters, but taking a quick, close look at disaster data could help reduce their vulnerabilities
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