Peebles second-hand book sale raises £6k for peace charities
The sale was set up by Peter Norris in 1994 and has run every year except when COVID stopped play.
Source: bordertelegraph.com
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Peebles second-hand book sale raises £6k for peace charities
The sale was set up by Peter Norris in 1994 and has run every year except when COVID stopped play.
Source: peeblesshirenews.com
In face of conflict, project helps Sudanese villages capture scarce rainwater
A water management project is bringing new hope to arid Darfur.
Source: unep.org
Rising beyond – prioritizing resilient recovery
This event aims to create a dialogue between stakeholders from the local to the global level on a topic in line with the upcoming COP28 Presidency priorities and the first of its kind ‘relief, recovery and peace day’.
Ronald Jackson Dharam Uprety Barbara Rosen Jacobson Karen Macclune Debbie Hillier International Day For Disaster Risk Reduction
Source: preventionweb.net
Index-based insurance shrinks payout delays for flooded farmland in Nepal
As climate change brings more extreme weather, an innovative flood insurance model offers rapid support for farmers in Nepal’s western regions
Source: thethirdpole.net
Feature: Fishponds bring hope for Cyclone Idai victims -Newsday Zimbabwe
The Resilience Building for Chimanimani Communities project aims to bring back the resilience of communities affected by flooding and drought.
Zimbabwe General John Muusha United States Agency For International Development Cyclone Idai Eastern Highlands Mhandarume Irrigation Scheme
Source: newsday.co.zw
Informal Workers Key to Successful Waste Management in Africa
With Africa recycling less than 11% of its waste, COP28 provided leaders on the African continent to consider waste systems that include informal workers.
Source: ipsnews.net
Climate Change Exacerbating Sudan's Instability, Experts Say
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - Environmental experts are ringing alarm bells, saying decades-long climate and environmental changes in Sudan have exacerbated socia
Source: nigeriasun.com
Climate Change Exacerbating Sudan's Instability, Experts Say - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper - Empowering Global Vision, Empathizing with India
Environmental experts are ringing alarm bells, saying decades-long climate and environmental changes in Sudan have exacerbated social and political instability, fueling the monthslong conflict in the country centered around access to land, water and other vital resources. The current conflict in Sudan, rooted in global geopolitics and the historical legacy of the previous leadership of…
Source: newdelhitimes.com
Turning Policy into Reality: Refugees' Access to Work in Rwanda
Shifting away from a model of humanitarian assistance to one of refugee self-reliance will be an economic boon to Rwanda. But it needs to take a more comprehensive approach.
Republic Of Rwanda Daphne Payanotatos Craig Loschmann Jimmy Graham Rakesh Gupta Nichanametla Ramasubbaiah Cindy Huang
Source: refugeesinternational.org