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Météo et criquets pèlerins
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture (FAO) - OMM, 2016 (OMM-No. 1175)La présente publication est avant tout un guide de référence général destiné au personnel des centres nationaux de lutte antiacridienne et des SMHN des pays victimes du criquet. Toutefois, elle sera également utile au plus grand nombre car elle permet d’en savoir davantage sur le criquet pèlerin et les phénomènes météorologiques ayant une incidence à son égard. On y trouvera des informations de base sur la biologie et le comportement du criquet pèlerin, ainsi qu’un historique des invasions, une analyse des facteurs météorologiques qui influent sur le développement de ce ravageur et des conseil ...
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Organisation météorologique mondiale ; Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture (Rome, Italie)
Published by: OMM ; 2016La présente publication est avant tout un guide de référence général destiné au personnel des centres nationaux de lutte antiacridienne et des SMHN des pays victimes du criquet. Toutefois, elle sera également utile au plus grand nombre car elle permet d’en savoir davantage sur le criquet pèlerin et les phénomènes météorologiques ayant une incidence à son égard. On y trouvera des informations de base sur la biologie et le comportement du criquet pèlerin, ainsi qu’un historique des invasions, une analyse des facteurs météorologiques qui influent sur le développement de ce ravageur et des conseils pour bien utiliser les données météorologiques.
Collection(s) and Series: OMM- No. 1175
Language(s): French; Other Languages: English, Arabic
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-21175-0
Tags: Desert locust control ; Locust infestation ; Technical Publications
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Weather and Desert Locusts
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - WMO, 2016 (WMO-No. 1175)
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Food and Agriculture Organization (Rome, Italia)
Published by: WMO ; 2016Notes: This publication is mainly intended to be used as a general reference guide for use by staff of National Locust Control Centres (NLCCs) and NMHSs of locust-affected countries. It may also be useful for anyone wanting to know more about Desert Locust and associated meteorological phenomena. The publication contains basic information on the biology and behaviour of Desert Locust, a history of locust events, weather factors that influence locust development and how to use weather information.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1175
Language(s): English; Other Languages: French, Arabic
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11175-3
Tags: Desert locust control ; Locust infestation ; Technical Publications
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الطقس والجراد الصحراوي
المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد ; منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة - المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد, 2016 (مجموعة مطبوعات المنظمة-No. 1175)
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المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد ; منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة
Published by: المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد ; 2016Collection(s) and Series: مجموعة مطبوعات المنظمة- No. 1175
Language(s): Arabic; Other Languages: French, English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-61175-8
Tags: Desert locust control ; Locust infestation ; Technical Publications
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FAO disaster risk reduction brief: West Bank and Gaza Strip
FAO, 2013This brief focuses on the key disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) carries out in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (WBGS). It seeks to give an overview of FAO's DRR strategy and briefly describe their activities in WBGS to protect livelihoods from shocks, to make food production systems more resilient and more capable of absorbing the impact of, and recovering from, disruptive events, such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, animal and plants pests and diseases.
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/33680_fao.pdf
Published by: FAO ; 2013
This brief focuses on the key disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) carries out in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (WBGS). It seeks to give an overview of FAO's DRR strategy and briefly describe their activities in WBGS to protect livelihoods from shocks, to make food production systems more resilient and more capable of absorbing the impact of, and recovering from, disruptive events, such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, animal and plants pests and diseases.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Food Safety ; Agroclimatology ; Drought ; Earthquake ; Flood ; Locust infestation ; Palestinian Authority
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Pounds of prevention, a disaster risk reduction story: focus on locusts
This issue examines the desert locust, a pest that affects the lives of millions of people in more than 65 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia, an area that represents about 20 percent of the earth’s surface. It presents the case of Mauritania, one of several countries in West Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East to benefit from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s locust prevention system known as the EMPRES Program, to which USAID and other donors contribute.
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/29443_locustpoundsofprevention032720121.pdf
Published by: U.S. Government printing office ; 2012
This issue examines the desert locust, a pest that affects the lives of millions of people in more than 65 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia, an area that represents about 20 percent of the earth’s surface. It presents the case of Mauritania, one of several countries in West Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East to benefit from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s locust prevention system known as the EMPRES Program, to which USAID and other donors contribute.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Agrometeorology ; Locust infestation ; Food Safety ; Mauritania ; Region I - Africa
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Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries
Selby David; Kagawa Fumiyo; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - UNESCO, 2012This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional development and guidance, learning outcomes and policy development, planning and implementation aspects covering thirty countries.
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Ecosystem approach to disaster risk reduction
This book is intended to provide an overview of the concept of ecosystem approach to disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), natural resource management and disaster linkages, incorporating Eco-DRR concepts in various phases of disaster management, including post disaster recovery in wide range of human and natural environmental settings. The case studies cover coastal, mountain and urban ecosystems and specific hydro-meteorological risks like floods, forest fire, epidemics and landslides.
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Botswana national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Botswana - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Botswana, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought and insect infestation. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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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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CAgM Report, 48. The influence of climatic factors on pests and diseases attacking citrus crop = Influencia de los factores climaticos sobre las plagas y enfermedades de los citricos
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CAgM Report, 39. Report on drought and desertification, followed by: Report on locust and crop pests = Rapport sur la lutte contre la sécheresse et la désertification, suivi de: Rapport sur la lutte contre les acridiens et autres ennemis des cultures
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Rapport CMAg, 53. La météorologie au service de la lutte anti-acridienne: contribution d'un service météorologique national
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CAgM Report, 36. Meteorology for locust control = la météorologie au service de la lutte anti-acridienne
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) - WMO, 1991 (WMO/TD-No. 404)
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