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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 …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… risk reduction and development (ProAct Network, 2008). Drought, sand storm and fire regulation Wildfires, wind erosion, severe drought are expected to increase worldwide as a result of … 2008). Ecosystems can act to buffer the processes of drought and desertification through shelterbelts, greenbelts, …
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 …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… following cyclones and other natural disasters such as drought, communities in 29Integrating Economics into Resource … Availability of water is likely to become more extreme and drought conditions much longer in duration with climate …