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
New app lets public help map disasters, conflicts and outbreaks
By rewarding users with virtual badges, MSF hopes the app will be as engaging as Angry Birds, Pokemon Go or Candy Crush
Armed with smartphones and boots, Niger youths map flood risks
A team of "investigators" have been plotting flood-prone areas on their smartphones in two of Niamey's districts.