Vernacular radio plays a crucial role in building the resilience of rural communities
Vernacular radio produces programming in the local languages of rural areas. It is crucial in the dissemination of climate change information and advisories.
Should resilience-building projects (always) be socially acceptable?
What makes humanitarian and development projects socially acceptable?
Reality TV hooks Tanzania as women win fame, fortune and farm tools
Revolutionary portrayal of women as "heroes" makes one in two Tanzanians watch series aimed at raising profile of women farmers
Finding fakes: Mobile phones help detect counterfeit seeds in Kenya
A push by Kenya Seed Company to help farmers verify the authenticity of seed is helping them protect harvests in the face of climate change
Gender and resilience: some questions answered
A new working paper, Gender and Resilience: From theory to practice, takes stock of the progress that has been made in linking gender equality and resilience to extreme weather events and climate change.
Gender and Climate Change
Key issues and trends around the linkages between gender and climate change made in policy and action on climate change
Framing innovations for climate resilience for farmers in the Sahel
This paper examines innovative approaches that have been adopted in four BRACED projects to build resilience to current and future climate risks.
Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front
Money in advance of an expected disaster can give vulnerable people resources to avoid the worst losses, backers say