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DocumentPlanning an extended climate and weather forecasting system for hazard preparedness in agriculture, Bangladesh 2008
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No results found.In Bangladesh, both in flood years and in dry years, rice crop is under growing risks of yield loss due to disasters. The three-tier weather forecasting scheme provides information on the coming weather and allows to plan agricultural activities accordingly, following the ordinary cropping pattern in case of early or timely rains, or changing it in the event of late arrival of rainfall. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the FAO Asia-Pacific conference on early warning, prevention, preparedness and management of disasters in food and agriculture 2001
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No results found.This publication is a summary of the proceedings of the above conference, which was organized by FAO from 12 to 15 June, 2001 in Chiangmai, Thailand at the request of several regional countries. Nearly five million people are estimated to have been killed, injured, made homeless or otherwise seriously affected by natural disasters in the last 25 years in Asia. The recurring cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes, mudslides, tsunamis, forest fires and volcanic eruptions are a major reason for th e persisting hunger in the region, which is home to more than 500 million of the world's about 800 million underfed people. In recent years, man-made disasters such as civil strife, economic downturn and the plunder of natural resources have become equally worrisome causes of food insecurity. -
ProjectImproving Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in Somalia
Technical Report N° W- 10, June 2007
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