Disaster Accident

Water Voices - Waibulabula: Living Waters, Fiji

Development over the years has caused critical damage to the reef and degraded village water sources on the coral coast in the Fiji Islands. Now coastal communities, a local NGO and a tourist resort are working together to save the reef, and protect and manage water resources.

More info: ADB Water for All 
Producer: Asian Development Bank 
Year: 2003
Language: English

Climate Solutions Need Strong Decision-Making

The year 2010 endured 950 natural disasters, 90 percent of
which were weather-related and cost the global community well
over 130 billion dollars.

Looking to the Sahel for Lessons in Pushing Back Deserts

Nearly all our food comes from the Earth's limited food-
producing lands, but those lands continue to be degraded,
guaranteeing far higher food prices and less food in the
future, experts warn.

Earthquakes in Mid America

LATIN AMERICA: High Food Prices Present Challenges and Opportunities

The global food crisis, which threatens to aggravate hunger and poverty, makes it necessary for agriculture to diversify, adapt to climate change and raise productivity, say FAO and experts.

SEI leads innovative sanitation project in India

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has granted 3.9 million Swedish crowns (US$ 587,000) for a three-year project on sustainable sanitation in flooded areas in India.

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