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This briefing draws on research project into the histories and trajectories of risk in Karonga, Malawi and Nairobi, Kenya
Natural hazards (e.g. floods, fires) have the potential to occur at the same time or trigger other natural hazards
Research carried out in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on cross-scalar risk communication and disaster risk governance
Many African cities face a range of hazards, representing a “spectrum of risk” of events that can cause death, illness and impoverishment
In African cities, orienting risk management towards a developmental agenda can confront the root causes of poverty and risk
Health issues associated with vulnerability to poor solid waste management, especially among workers directly exposed to these wastes to these wastes.
This briefing includes newspaper reports, hospital records and databases of government departments for the period 2000 to 2015
Dominant global climate change narratives and framings frequently do not translate well into local adaptation decision making
This briefing draws from the experience of the City Resilience Action Planning (CityRAP) Tool developed by UN-Habitat
The paper aims to address gaps in data, understandings and capacity to break cycles of risk accumulation
For cities in Africa a 1.5°C increase in global temperature will bring forward urgency of meeting basic needs in sanitation, water and land-tenure
This review examines evidence on the influence of market support interventions on household food security in humanitarian crises
Community-based organisation and action can contribute greatly to disaster risk reduction, and to building resilience to the impacts of climate change
Findings across the city studies
This brief presents learning from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Results Programme
This brief presents comparable data from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Results Programme across 11 countries
This toolkit weighs the benefits and the risks of technology used in aid and development
This study investigated different strategies for how aid agencies can track and assess their work in insecure environments
This study report on field research in Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria
The research involved consultations with crisis-affected communities, aid agencies and donors, as well as a review of relevant d literature
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