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The overall objective of the Drought Contingency Plan is to mount timely, consistent, effective and coordinated response to:
- a) save lives,
- b) save property and
- c) save environment.
Drought
Poor precipitation, desertification, pronounced absence of precipitation.
The following is a list of all conten labeled as "Drought"
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The objectives of the Lesotho Water and Sanitation Policy (LWSP) are to promote:
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The purpose of national disaster risk reduction policy is to provide a framework for effective planning and implementation of disaster risk reduction in Lesotho. More than 90 percent of disasters in Lesotho are related to climatic changes.
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The objectives of this national action programme (NAP) is to structure and guide the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and define the elements of strengthening environmental capacities, enhance public awareness and mobilize active participation in order to better manage the natural resources, combat desertification, land degradation and drought (D
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This plan was established as a response to the impacts predicted due to the El Niño phenomenon (2015-2016). The overall objective of the National Response plan is to mount a timely, consistent, effective and coordinated response to save lives, property and livelihoods for the affected communities. The specific goals are to:
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This Strategy aims to increase the resilience of agricultural livelihoods to contribute to enhanced food security and nutrition in Southern Africa through multisectoral, multi-hazard and multistakeholder consultations and joint interventions.
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The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Strategic Framework for 2016-2020 outlines ARC’s vision, mission, and overarching strategic objectives for the coming five years. This framework sets out areas of thematic focus and the principles of engagement.
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The National Climate Change Management Policy is a key instrument for managing climate change in the country of Malawi.
The goal is to create an enabling policy and legal framework for a pragmatic, coordinated and harmonized approach to climate change management.
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The broad objective of the plan is to help make Malawi resilient to disasters and break the cycle of food insecurity.
To achieve this, the following specific objectives will be pursued:
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This is the second report for the Programme ‘Building Disaster Resilience to Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities’.