Rapports

Highlight Epidemiological week no. 34 (19 - 25 August, 2011) • 82 districts and 3 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS this week from 2,736 health facilities. • A total of 872,608 consultations were reported through DEWS of…

PHNOM PENH, 30 August 2011 (IRIN) - Building local resilience will prove key to better addressing the effects of climate change in Cambodia, this year's Cambodia Human Development Report (CHDR) [ http://www.un.org.kh/undp/knowledge/publications ] states. "Local action and…

24 Aug 2011 17:07 By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The El Nino climate cycle, which spreads warm, dry air around the globe every four years or so, doubles the risk of civil wars…

Asia-Pacific Regional Capacity Development Workshop helps partners to coordinate efforts and share lessons across countries Convened by the Global Gender & Climate Alliance (GGCA), organized by UNDP in collaboration with the Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia, with…

Heavy monsoon rains have started to cause havoc across large parts of Bangladesh, Pakistan and India with Nepal now facing severe floods. ActionAid programmes in the region have been placed on high alert and we are responding…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 33 (12 - 18 August, 2011) • 87 districts and 3 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS this week from 3,048 health facilities. • A total of 976,998 consultations were reported through DEWS of…

As the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day, UNISDR, the strategic arm of the United Nations working on disaster risk reduction, recognizes the valuable contribution of humanitarian workers who risk their lives everyday to help others, whilst…

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai chaired a meeting of the Vietnam Subcommittee of the Vietnam-Netherlands Intergovernmental Committee on Thursday to fulfill duties under the bilateral strategic cooperation agreement on climate change adaptation and water management. The…

Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Hyvonen has announced that the embassy’s Fund for Local Cooperation will provide EUR160,285 (USD225,831) for a project to enhance climate change adaptation capacity in the Mekong Delta. An agreement to this effect…

I. Introduction 1.1 Objective of the Manual The objective of this course manual is to support the course facilitators in the understanding of the subject matter during the delivery of the online Risk Analysis course. It complements the…