Browsing Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies by Subject "EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS"
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Desert Locusts’ Upsurges: A Harbinger of Emerging Climate Change Induced Crises? - Foresight Brief No. 022 January 2021
(2021)The economic importance of locusts is evident from their impacts on livelihoods, food security and nutrition, economic development and on the environment. This foresight brief discusses some of these issues and highlights ... -
Early Warning Systems for Adaptation - Science for Adaptation Policy Brief #4
(2021-11)Key messages- i) Strengthening Early Warning Systems for Adaptation (EWSA) helps countries prepare for extreme weather events, now and in the future, and improves pathways towards sustainable development. ii) Past and ... -
The Need to Eliminate Lead Paint Globally – Foresight Brief No. 021 - December 2020
(2020)Lead has wide-ranging effects on health, with concomitant personal, societal and economic impacts, and thus, it was identified as one of the 10 chemicals of major public health concern globally