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As rains falter, water harvesting quenches Nepal's thirst for irrigation
Government-backed storage ponds are helping farmers face up to unpredictable rainfall linked to climate change
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From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia
As climate change brings bigger threats, data from everything from social media to satellites is helping cut risks in Asia, U.N. officials say
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Wajir county opens GIS lab to support rangeland and water planning
Data collected will inform the location of water points
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opinion
Can climate resilience steal the global limelight in 2019?
The next step is for experts to distill their findings for increasingly curious aid funders
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opinion
As climate risks rise, insurance needed to protect development
Less than 5 percent of disaster losses are covered by insurance in poorer countries, versus 50 percent in rich nations
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Deadly clashes over cattle continue in Nigeria despite grazing ban
Climate-driven drought and agricultural expansion are increasing fights over grazing land - but restrictions may not be helping, experts say
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opinion
Dire la résilience
Au Vietnam dont l’histoire contemporaine est une illustration de l’idée de résilience, ce mot n’existe pas
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World's top aid agency to promote resilience with new body
Experts said the creation of a new Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, would cement momentum behind the global poverty-reduction approach
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More deals, less conflict? Cross-border water planning key, report warns
As global water supplies run low, agreements on how to share water across borders are crucial - but few are in place yet, researchers say
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Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement
With disasters uprooting 24 million people a year, pressure grows on governments to reduce the risk, and do more to protect the displaced
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