Climate change and disaster risk reduction in the Ararat region of Armenia
By Nino Antadze and Vahagn Tonoyan, with contributions from Mike Thurman, UNDP Armenia

Climate change is already a reality in Armenia, where significant aridization has taken place over the past decades. The present average annual temperature has climbed by 0.7 percent since the period 1960-90, and atmospheric precipitation has fallen by around six percent. Climate change scenarios indicate that exposure to severe weather events will only continue to increase. Read more...

Namibian farmers reduce disaster and climate change risks
By Lebogang Motlana, UNDP Namibia

For small-scale farmers in the Omusati region of Namibia, local climate change adaptation (CCA) is not an abstract concept but a way of life. Having adapted for many years to harsh climatic conditions, the people of Omusati saw it as a necessity to improve their own understanding, and to develop fitting information materials that are suitable to the farmers and also speak directly to local environmental conditions.  In 2005, they partnered with the UNDP office in Namibia and sought support from the Global Environment Facility to pilot innovative ways of developing local CCA strategies. Many of these strategies are now being implemented. Read more...

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Kenya
By Cheshewa Stephen Maunya, UNDP Kenya

Kenya is prone to disasters, especially in arid and semi-arid lands. Drought is the most prevalent natural hazard in Kenya, with close to 88 percent of Kenya affected, covering most parts of the Rift Valley, North Eastern and Eastern provinces. Over the past two decades, over 3.5 million people per year have been affected by disasters and depend on food aid due to erratic rainfall and cyclical droughts. Read more...

Investing in prevention saves lives and livelihoods in Uganda
By Samuel Akera, Jose Manzano and Florian Schatz, UNDP Uganda

Climate-related disasters affect Ugandans more than any other kind of crisis. Current and projected climate change and climate variability—such as the increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, the rise in global temperature and the changes in rainfall patterns leading to frequent and high-impact droughts and floods—will continue to adversely affect vulnerable populations, causing death, suffering, loss of property and productive capacity across the country. Read more...

Reducing the impact of climate change: UNDP scales up its climate risk management programme
By the Disaster Risk Reduction Team, BCPR

The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) and the Bureau for Development Policy’s Environment and Energy Group (EEG) are joining resources and expertise to help countries faced by high levels of climate change-related hazards. This initiative operates through two distinct projects: the Climate Risk Management project led by BCPR, and the project on Integrating Climate Change Risks into Development Planning and Programming led by EEG. Read more...

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