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1 – 10 of 36With ongoing sea-level rise now considered inevitable, and climate change mitigation efforts serving only to limit, rather than avert, the risks, adaptation will be a necessity in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285200
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Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events that strain states' emergency response and fiscal resources. The latest wave of disasters showed no country in…
This COP comes amid growing calls for urgent climate action, from bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others. Discussion looks likely to be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273641
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Islamabad, which provisionally estimates the economic cost of the disaster at USD10bn, continues to call on external players to provide financial and humanitarian assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272567
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Hurricane impacts, both Fiona in Puerto Rico and Ian, which hit Florida on September 28, have become factors in the US midterm elections as government assistance becomes a means…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273197
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However, with a second wave underway and the mining and tourism sectors -- key foreign exchange earners -- upended, he recently changed tack, authorising an immunisation programme…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260870
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Management of the locust plague affecting East Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250864
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While South Sudan is one of the world's most alarming humanitarian crises, East Africa has a history of protracted and severe emergencies. Beyond the human and societal costs…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213008
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Thanks to early evacuations, there were no deaths or injuries, but thousands were displaced and perhaps 10% of the 110,000 residents made homeless. Significant support was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261459
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Hurricanes Eta and Iota, which struck Honduras in quick succession in the first half of November, took a severe toll on the agriculture sector, which accounts for more than 10% of…