Community-based organisation and action can contribute greatly to disaster risk reduction, and interlinked to this, to building resilience to the impacts of climate change.
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Karonga has a sub-tropical climate which is relatively dry. The rainy season runs from November/December to April the following year, and the dry season from June to October. The temperatures are warmest during October and November (just before the rainy season starts).
On estime à 11,2 milliards de tonnes le volume déchets solides collectés dans le monde entier chaque année.
An estimated 11.2 billion tons of solid waste are collected worldwide every year.
An estimated 11.2 billion tons of solid waste are collected worldwide every year.
This report documents household characteristics, solid waste management (SWM) and the associated risks to health in two cities in Kenya. The study was conducted in the communities of Korogocho/Dandora, Saika and Makadara in Nairobi, and Bamburi and Kisauni in Mombasa.
This report addresses Solid Waste Management (SWM) in Dakar (Senegal). It focuses on man-made hazards of poor Solid Waste Management, consequent loss to health and associated secondary hazards.
The inhabitants of African towns and cities face a range of hazards, which can best be described as representing a ‘spectrum of risk’ from events that can cause death, illness or injury, and impoverishment.
Rapid urban development and a rising population have led to significant changes in
Freetown over the last decades. Although the city’s status as the nation’s economic
heartbeat has been bolstered, the growth and sprawl of informal settlements
La résilience urbaine est un produit de la capacité des ménages à absorber le stress, às’adapter et à transformer la marge d’action en gestion du risque.