Enhanced Resilience and Emergency Preparedness among Rural Dwellers

01/01/2025

Rural coastal communities in Ghana are among the populations most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as drought, floods, rising sea levels and temperatures, the acidification of seawater and increased pests and diseases.

Technical Emergency Support on FMD Surveillance and Control in Mauritius

01/01/2025

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease that affects cloven-footed animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and deer. The disease is caused by a virus and has a significant economic impact.

Emergency Response to the Fall Armyworm Outbreak in Zambia

01/01/2025

Agriculture is a critical sector in Zambia, providing income and employment to over 60 percent of the population, and which particularly impacts women who represent 65 percent of the rural population. The sector contributes to up to 10 percent of Zambia's gross domestic product (GDP) and is recognized by the government as key to poverty reduction, especially in rural areas.

Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Assistance to Conflict Affected Households in Ukraine

01/10/2024

The crisis in Ukraine reached alarming proportions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimated a staggering 4.5 million people requiring urgent agricultural livelihoods support and food assistance, which represents a 2 000 percent increase since the onset of the crisis in February 2022.

Integrated National Emergency Response to Avian Influenza in the Gambia

01/01/2024

The agriculture sector in the Gambia typically contributes up to 30 percent of national gross domestic product, although in recent years this has declined to 22 percent. The sector provides employment for up to 75 percent of the population, meets approximately half of national food requirements and accounts for 70 percent of exports.

Emergency Response to Mitigate the Impact of One-Health Related Threats on the Most Vulnerable Persons in Rural Areas in China

03/11/2023

Emergency and Early Recovery Support to Floods-Affected Farming Households in Western Terai, Nepal

01/03/2023

Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate change, hydrometeorological hazards and extreme events such as storms, floods, landslides and debris flow, and soil erosion...

Recuperación de medios de vida de las poblaciones pesqueras de la costa Caribe de Nicaragua afectadas por los huracanes Iota y Eta

01/03/2023

En la Costa Caribe, el 30 por ciento de la fuerza laboral depende de la agricultura y aproximadamente el 42 por ciento de la pesca para su sustento. La actividad de extracción de recursos naturales sujeta a explotación en las lagunas y en el mar, es el principal eje económico del territorio.

Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to Conflict-Affected Vulnerable Groups in Armenia

01/03/2023

Military escalation in 2020 across the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) borders led to the displacement of around 90 000 people from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

Emergency Support to the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural Production for Farmers Affected by Floods in Kirehe District

01/02/2023

Kirehe District has been severely impacted by a number of climate hazards, including a protracted drought and recent strong rainfall, which have increased the risk of unprecedented run-offs that, in turn, could result in flooding and landslides