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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THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. An average of 12 000 hectares of crops like cotton, corn and walnut were affected by rain and river overflows.