Acronyms

AAanticipatory action

ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations

ASFAfrican swine fever

BCRbenefit–cost ratio

BFARBureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (the Philippines)

BMIbody mass index

CMIP6Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6

COPConference of Parties

CREDCentre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

DAMIPDetection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project

DFEEDepartment of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (South Africa)

DIEMFAO Data in Emergencies

DINAThe Somalia Drought Impact and Needs Assessment

DLISDesert Locust Information Service

DRRdisaster risk reduction

EARestimated average requirement

ECSequilibrium climate sensitivity

EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority

EM-DATThe International Disaster Database

ENSOEl Niño-Southern Oscillation

FAWfall armyworm

FCTfood composition table

FSNAUFood Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (Somalia)

GDPgross domestic product

GFDRRGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery

GSRgreen super rice

GWISGlobal Wildfire Information System

HABsharmful algal blooms

HT–HHHunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai

IDMCInternal Displacement Monitoring Centre

IDPinternally displaced people

IFADInternational Fund for Agricultural Development

IFMintegrated fire management

IFRCInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

IOMInternational Organization for Migration

IPCIntegrated Food Security Phase Classification

IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

MIROC6Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate

MPBmountain pine beetle

NAPNational Adaptation Plan

NDCnationally determined contributions

NPVnet present values

IRCInternational Rescue Committee

ISCInternational Science Council

ISIMIP3Inter-Sectoral Model Intercomparison Project

MODISmoderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer

NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIEWGopen-ended intergovernmental expert working group

PALphysical activity level

PDNApost disaster needs assessment

PPPpurchasing power parity

RoIreturn on investment

SDGsUnited Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SIDSSmall Island Developing States

SPBsouthern pine beetle

TADtransboundary animal diseases

TCRtransient climate response

TFPtotal factor productivity

UNDPUnited Nations Development Programme

UNDRRUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

USAIDUnited States Agency for International Development

USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture

WFPWorld Food Programme

WHOWorld Health Organization

WIMWarsaw International Mechanism

WMOWorld Meteorological Organization

WWAWorld Weather Attribution

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