[PDF] Olr Backgrounder Nor Any Drop To Drink Preparing For Drought In Connecticut eBook

Author : Kevin Edward McCarthy
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Droughts
ISBN :

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Discusses Connecticut's drought preparedness and response plan, which was developed in 2003 in response to the state's previous major droughts. Also describes issues that have emerged subsequent to the plan's adoption.

Author : Bill Liebsch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,99 MB
Release : 2000-04
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 9781930131002

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"This information is not intended as a substitute for a first aid cvourse, but reviews some basic first aid measures that could be used when medical assistance is delayed or temporarily unavailable due to a major disaster or crisis"--Page 5

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2009-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821379887

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In the crowded field of climate change reports, 'WDR 2010' uniquely: emphasizes development; takes an integrated look at adaptation and mitigation; highlights opportunities in the changing competitive landscape; and proposes policy solutions grounded in analytic work and in the context of the political economy of reform.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9251315701

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This year’s report presents evidence that the absolute number of people who suffer from hunger continues to slowly increase. The report also highlights that food insecurity is more than just hunger. For the first time, the report provides evidence that many people in the world, even if not hungry, experience moderate food insecurity as they face uncertainties about their ability to obtain food and are forced to compromise on the quality and/or quantity of the food they consume. This phenomenon is observed globally, not only in low- and middle-income countries but also in high income countries. The report also shows that the world is not on track to meet global nutrition targets, including those on low birthweight and on reducing stunting among children under five years. Moreover, overweight and obesity continue to increase in all regions, particularly among school-age children and adults. The report stresses that no region is exempt from the epidemic of overweight and obesity, underscoring the necessity of multifaceted, multisectoral approaches to halt and reverse these worrying trends. In light of the fragile state of the world economy, the report presents new evidence confirming that hunger has been on the rise for many countries where the economy has slowed down or contracted. Unpacking the links between economic slowdowns and downturns and food insecurity and malnutrition, the report contends that the effects of the former on the latter can only be offset by addressing the root causes of hunger and malnutrition: poverty, inequality and marginalization.

Author :
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9211322146

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"Data prepared by the Sao Paulo-based Fundacao Sistema Estadual de Analise de Dados (SEADE) in collaboration with UN-HABITAT"--T.p. verso.

Author : Harry P. Diaz
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781552388198

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Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by drought in more contemporary times. The drought of 2001-02 was, for example, the most recent large-area, intense, and prolonged drought in Canada and one of Canada's most costly natural disasters in a century. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought on the Canadian Prairies describes the impacts of droughts and the adaptations made in prairie agriculture over recent decades. These adaptations have enhanced the capacity of rural communities to withstand drought. However, despite the high levels of technical adaptation that have occurred, and the existing human capital and vibrant social and information networks, agricultural producers in the prairie region remain vulnerable to severe droughts that last more than a couple of years. Research findings and projections suggest that droughts could become more frequent, more seveare, and of longer duration in the region over the course of the 21st century. This book provides insights into the conditions generating these challenges and the measures required to reduce vulnerability of prairie communities to them. This volume develops a greater understanding of the social forces and conditions that have contributed to enhanced resilience, as well as those which detract from successful adaptation and examines drought through an interdisciplinary lens encompassing climate science and the social sciences

Author : Jennifer Clapp
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1554581982

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The global food crisis is a stark reminder of the fragility of the global food system. The Global Food Crisis: Governance Challenges and Opportunities captures the debate about how to go forward and examines the implications of the crisis for food security in the world’s poorest countries, both for the global environment and for the global rules and institutions that govern food and agriculture. In this volume, policy-makers and scholars assess the causes and consequences of the most recent food price volatility and examine the associated governance challenges and opportunities, including short-term emergency responses, the ecological dimensions of the crisis, and the longer-term goal of building sustainable global food systems. The recommendations include vastly increasing public investment in small-farm agriculture; reforming global food aid and food research institutions; establishing fairer international agricultural trade rules; promoting sustainable agricultural methods; placing agriculture higher on the post-Kyoto climate change agenda; revamping biofuel policies; and enhancing international agricultural policy-making. Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation