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Freetown’s mudslides and the slippery slope of urban risk in Africa

23 August 2017

To avoid more Freetown disasters, it’s time for some joined-up programming on disaster risk reduction

Feature

“Recovery lending” helps disaster-stricken African farmers get back on track
14 August 2017
When disaster strikes, credit can be impossible for African farmers to get. Is “recovery lending” the solution?
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This week’s humanitarian outlook
4 August 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:

Climate-friendly farming solution fizzles in Zimbabwe
18 July 2017 Feature
Climate change? What climate change? Nigerian farmers not being reached on awareness
5 July 2017 Feature
In Kenya’s drylands, education is an insurance policy, but only for some
29 June 2017 Feature

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This week's humanitarian outlook
16 June 2017
Check out the humanitarian topics on IRIN’s radar and trawl through our curation of the best reports, opinion, and journalism you may have missed:
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IRIN receives Asia reporting awards
15 June 2017
The Society of Publishers in Asia gives IRIN top award for video reporting, honourable mention for human rights work
Analysis

FACT FILE: Climate change, food security, and adaptation
14 June 2017
A helpful guide for understanding the relationship between climate change and food security, and ideas for what can be done about it
Special Report

Surveillance for good? Facebook tracks disaster victims
8 June 2017
Good or bad, Facebook’s “disaster maps” represent a new level of engagement between Silicon Valley and the humanitarian sector
Analysis

Trump’s climate pullout could spell disaster for developing nations
5 June 2017
American businesses and developing nations alike are going to be worse off due to the US withdrawal from the Paris Accord
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The little shrub making a big difference in rural Senegal
5 June 2017
A medicinal herb is helping to cure the financial ills of Senegalese farmers suffering the effects of climate change

Climate calamity, migrant myths, and children in conflict: The cheat sheet
2 June 2017 News
Sri Lanka disaster authorities failed to issue early warnings for storm that killed 202 people
31 May 2017 News
Trump budget cuts would cripple clean energy in developing nations
24 May 2017 Analysis
Vietnam’s response to climate change? A shrimp and mangrove cocktail
23 May 2017 Feature
Fact file: Climate change adaptation finance
22 May 2017 News
Someone was forced to flee their home every second in 2016
22 May 2017 Maps and Graphics

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