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Faster than Floods: How to Prevent a Double Disaster in Bangladesh

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Faster than floods: WFP works to avoid a double-disaster in Bangladesh WFP and the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund are using forecasts to help people prepare for the next climate shock Abdus salvages food for his livestock during flooding in Northern Bangladesh. The family sleeps on a boat as they wait for the water to subside.

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Investing in Ethiopia’s future

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How managing risks now helps reduce the cost of an emergency response in the future Story by Berhan Tsegaye Staff from REST (Relief Society of Tigray), a local NGO, distribute cash at pay-out events. the poorest and most food-insecure communities. It is just not fair. They also have indirect effects. Risk reduction ?—?building

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Adapting farmers to climate variability in Malawi

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Delivering climate services trainings in Mangochi, Chikwawa, Balantyre Authors: Ilenia Babetto, Katiuscia Fara and Dominic Nyirongo A farmer being trained on how to use climate information for making better cropping decisions. A farmer drawing a resource allocation map during the PICSA field practice.

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Latin America and the Caribbean: a laboratory for climate action

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The World Food Programme is implementing an array of measures to face up to the region’s challenges As world leaders gather in Madrid for the 25th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25), Salvadoran farmer José Cirilo Mendoza looks worriedly at the sky?—?five Photo: WFP/Rocío Franco But it is not just about problems. “The

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How to Get Your Forklift License: The Ultimate Guide [New in 2020]

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Chapter 4: How to Pass Your Forklift Certification Test With Flying Colors. How to Decide If the ‘Operator’s Life’ Is Right for You. Chapter 6: How to Get a Job as a Forklift Driver. Part I: How to Get a Forklift License. How to construct, transport, stack, and unstack loads. Formal instruction.

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World Humanitarian Day: What’s in the bag?

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World Food Programme professionals reveal the must-haves they carry with them while on duty in the field The contents of Czarina Macalos Kunso’s bag. Photo: WFP To mark World Humanitarian Day , we asked World Food Programme (WFP) staff to take a break from duty and reveal what they keep in their bags.

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Things fall apart: Congo’s Climate Emergency

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While rainfall totals have remained constant, patterns have become erratic and extreme rainfall events are more common. A wide range of impacts Over the past year, the Congolese government, the World Food Programme (WFP)and partners have led community consultations to understand how changes in the climate are affecting people.