In-depth: The humanitarian impact of climate change
Recurrent exposure to natural hazards teaches you a thing or two about resilience
JOHANNESBURG, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - In the past five years, “resilience” (the ability to absorb shocks and recover) has become quite a buzzword in the aid community. Discussions on adapting to a changing climate are increasingly peppered with the “need to build resilience” of people, infrastructure and governments in the face of shocks such as soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, severe storms and flooding.
In a review of its humanitarian operations (HERR), the UK government was among the first donors to place resilience at the centre of its “approach both to longer-term development and to emergency response” and announced its intention to scale-up work on resilience.
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FRONTLINE REPORTS 
CLIMATE CHANGE: Soon every African village will know what the weather may bring
UGANDA: Simmering tension over forest give-away
CAMBODIA: Rural poor at risk from climate change, says report
EASTERN AFRICA: Too soon to blame climate change for drought
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Analysis: Agriculture in a changing environment
VIETNAM: From rice to shrimps and ginger - adapting to saltwater intrusion
CLIMATE CHANGE: How rivers will behave
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Dry spell leaves thousands food insecure
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GLOBAL: Not all Himalayan glaciers are melting
BANGLADESH: Decades-old water dispute could destroy nation’s agriculture
ASIA: Water is a good servant but a bad master
IRAQ: Killing for water
ASIA: Natural disasters becoming costlier than ever
PHILIPPINES: Hundreds dead in Mindanao storm as authorities caught off guard
KENYA: Number hit by floods tops 100,000
CLIMATE CHANGE: How to spot a dodgy study
VIETNAM: Sea-level rise could "displace millions"
EAST AFRICA: Freedom of movement to help pastoralist lifestyles
GAMBIA: Urban centres under strain as farmers flee
GLOBAL: Mobility key to climate change adaptation, say experts
BURKINA FASO: Cross-border land conflict risks
AFRICA: Climate change and conflicts
KENYA: Drought exacerbating conflict among pastoralists
SUDAN: Watermelons, conflict and climate change