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… to cope with increasing risks and recurring shocks. Building a more holistic and ambitious disaster-resilience … effective and sustainable strategies to build their coping capacity against shocks and stressors. Nearly half a billion … in Africa. Insufficient governance and institutional capacity to deal with the resulting challenges pose a serious …

… out of choice. Environmental degradation is reducing the capacity of ecosystems to meet the needs of people for food … forms of flood protection, ecosystems have limits in their capacity to absorb large events, thus healthy coastal … habitat for fish and other marine species, firewood, building materials and medicine which support the needs of …

… linkages between biodiversity and disasters and establish capacity development knowledge products … Addressing the  knowledge gaps and capacity needs … Capacity development is a key priority for investing in … 2) To conduct six regional capacity building events based on the assessments …

… • identifying specific sites along the coast for building infrastructure that works with nature • capacity building for communities and government agencies 20 13 © U N …