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Climate change and conflict: findings and lessons learned from five case studies in seven countries
This report distills the main findings of five case studies, with the goal of emphasizing key institutions and the interactions of non-climate and climate factors in each country or city. The case studies focused on four basic research questions: 1. Does (or could) climate change/variability contribute to the conditions for organized, political violence? 2. Does climate change/variability contribute to circumstances with high-conflict potential linked to the access and use of natural (or economic) resources by specific livelihood groups, identity groups, or urban dwellers? If so, how and why? ...
ASMET: Flooding in West Africa
The rainy season in Sahelian West Africa extends from June to September and is tied to the position of the intertropical front. During this period, mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) often produce significant rainfall that can lead to flooding. This module examines an extreme flooding event that occurred in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 31 August to 1 September 2009. Learners assume the role of forecaster, assessing meteorological conditions to see if an MCS will develop that can lead to heavy rain and flooding. They follow a forecast process that emphasizes the use of satellite data, standa ...
Climate vulnerability monitor
DARA, 2012The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries and backed by high-level and technical panels, the new Monitor estimates human and economic impacts of climate change and the carbon economy for 184 countries in 2010 and 2030, across 34 indicators.
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel
This report demonstrates that shortage of food is only part of the severe and life-threatening crisis facing children in the Sahel region of west Africa in 2012. It focuses in particular on the experience of children, and makes detailed recommendations around disaster risk reduction, nutrition, and social protection to build resilience. The report also addresses the urgent need for political ambition to change the international system and end the everyday emergencies.
Séminaires Itinérants pour les Paysans sur le Temps et le Climat en Afrique de l’Ouest : rapport général
OMM, 2009En réponse à une demande des Directeurs des Services Météorologiques et Hydrologiques Nationaux d’Afrique du Nord et de l’Ouest lors de leur rencontre tenue à Las Palmas en Espagne, du 17 au 19 octobre 2000, l’Organisation Météorologique Mondiale (OMM) et de l’Agence Etatique pour la Météorologie espagnole (AEMET) ont financé l’organisation de séminaires itinérants pour les paysans sur les temps et le climat en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Ces séminaires avaient pour objectifs de constituer un cadre de dialogue entre les Services Météorologiques et Hydrologiques Nationaux et les agriculteurs dan ...
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Address at the opening of the International workshop on West African moonsoon variability and predictability (WAMAP)
Obasi G.O.P - WMO, 1999
Hydrological Cycle Observing System for West and Central Africa - AOC-HYCOS : Draft Project Document
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Secretariat for Cooperation - WMO, 1997
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Burkina Faso national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Burkina Faso, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire, drought and insect infestation. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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