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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… refer mostly to “food shortage or famine triggered by drought or pest attacks on crops, where the crisis builds up … Earth’s surface. They are critical for flood control and drought management (Murti and Buyck, 2014; Renaud et al., … also exacerbates risks from slow onset disasters such as drought and desertification. In an analysis of 132 case …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… measures in the Nor-Yauyos Landscape Reserve Mountain Drought and intense rainfall Philippines Mount Mantalingahan … landscape for fire management; • Vegetation management for drought resilience; • Mangroves, saltmarshes and sand dunes … • Avalanche • Hurricane • Flooding • Tidal surges • Drought Supplying human needs: such as: • Clean water • Fish …
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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

19 Jun 2026 Document

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events

… seasonal flows are a strong natural safeguard against drought. The Okavango Delta in Botswana is perhaps the most …
19 Jun 2026 Document