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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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UN standing with Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique as Southern Africa death toll from deadly cyclone mounts
The UN chief has expressed his sadness at the loss of life and displacement across Zimbabwe, as a result of the deadly Tropical Cyclone Idai, which has pounded Southern Africa in recent...
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Kenyan city offers resilience “training ground”
By Denis McClean The Kenyan city of Kisumu, long praised for its work on disaster risk reduction, has offered to be a training ground for other cities in Kenya and neighbouring...
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How nine-year-old girl is saving the environment by recycling one plastic at a time.
It is very difficult to imagine a world without plastic. Our lives and economy depend so much on plastic. That over-dependence coupled with inconsiderate disposal methods have turned plastic into...
Read moreWater disaster platform to enhance climate resilience in Africa
UNESCO and the Government of Japan have signed an agreement for USD 1.7 million in support of the project “Water disaster Platform to enhance climate resilience in Africa”. H.E. Mr....
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