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How developing countries are insuring against climate disasters
As the Bahamas reels from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Dorian, the most recent historic storm to hit the Caribbean, attention turns once again to how climate-vulnerable countries can best cope with disaster....
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Over R15, 000 crowdfunded to support those affected by KZN floods
Since the floods last Monday evening, more than 235 homes have been destroyed or damaged and more than 1000 individuals have been displaced forcing them to take refuge in community...
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Over 1 million kids hit in Mozambique cyclones
AN additional 368 000 children are at risk and potentially in need of lifesaving humanitarian support after a second major storm hit Mozambique in less than six weeks. The devastation...
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Flooding feared in Mozambique after Cyclone Kenneth; 5 dead
PEMBA, Mozambique — Mozambique's government urged many people to immediately seek higher ground on Saturday in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth, fearing flooding and mudslides in the days ahead as...
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Insurers pitch quick-paying parametric disaster insurance to public sector
Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay out quickly with few questions in the event of extreme...
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After cyclone ruin, back to square one for Mozambique’s Beira
Daviz Simango, mayor of Beira on the Mozambican coast, had worked to shore up the city's climate defences, drawing on World Bank help to build deterrents against rising seas, flooding...
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How Climate Change Caused by Developed Nations Will Hurt Poor Countries the Most
CNN Updated:April 1, 2019. "Upside down" are the only words Manush Albert Alben has to describe life after the powerful Cyclone Idai. Nearly two weeks since the powerful cyclone destroyed...
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LAST MINUTE: Government calls off search.
The Government has today declared an end to the mass search and rescue operations of Cyclone Idai affected by the Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambézia provinces for having found that...
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Cyclone Idai death toll tops 700, more casualties feared
Mozambique reported scores more deaths on Saturday from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa that have killed at least 732 people and left thousands in desperate need of help,...
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World Bank Announces $90 Million to Strengthen Mozambique’s Resilience to Natural Disaster
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2019 — The World Bank approved today a $90 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) in support of the government of Mozambique’s Disaster Risk Management...
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