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Mongolia: Anticipating the 2020 dzud

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This overview showcases how FAO and IFRC anticipated a harsh winter season (known locally as a dzud) in Mongolia. In early 2020, both agencies implemented anticipatory actions triggered by warnings that extreme weather posed a major risk to vulnerable livestock herders. It highlights the projects achievements and the collaboration efforts.

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