Hazard and climate vulnerability and capacity assessment toolkit : the Afghanistan resilience consortium’s guide to assessing community resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change in Afghanistan / editors Alec Knuerr and Shirinagha Samim ; design and layout Zahra Khodadadi ; cover image Zahra Khodadadi.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Afghanistan] : Afghanistan Resilience Consortium (ARC), ©2017.Description: iv, 87 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 13459589
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet GE320. A33.
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Contents:
Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. The ARC’s approach to assessing resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change—3. Research methods and tools—4. Data analysis and next steps—5. Key terminology—6. Bibliography—Annexes.
Summary: Summary: “Afghanistan is a predominantly rural country where more than 80 percent of the population relies directly on the natural resource base to meet its daily needs. However, nearly four decades of conflict and environmental mismanagement have severely degraded the natural environment and reduced the resilience of rural communities to natural hazards and climate change. In addition to conflict, many social and economic pressures, such as poverty, migration, unemployment, and land tenure…”—(page summary).
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Environment Environment Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet GE320.A33.H393 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Environment department. 3ACKU000546977
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“First published in December 2017”.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. The ARC’s approach to assessing resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change—3. Research methods and tools—4. Data analysis and next steps—5. Key terminology—6. Bibliography—Annexes.

Summary: “Afghanistan is a predominantly rural country where more than 80 percent of the population relies directly on the natural resource base to meet its daily needs. However, nearly four decades of conflict and environmental mismanagement have severely degraded the natural environment and reduced the resilience of rural communities to natural hazards and climate change. In addition to conflict, many social and economic pressures, such as poverty, migration, unemployment, and land tenure…”—(page summary).

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