viernes, 30 de noviembre de 2018

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



11/28/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: NHS National Services Scotland. Published: 11/13/2018. This 55-page report describes a range of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) data in human and animal infections, and tracks the changes in AMU in humans in Scotland, including total prescribing, prescribing in primary care, and prescribing in acute hospitals. It also reports on the levels of resistance in a broad range of human infections. (PDF)
11/28/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Asian Development Bank (ADB). Published: 11/2018. This 10-page policy brief examines domestic, foreign, and technological aspects of solutions to potential food crises related to climate change. It discusses how the impacts of extreme events due to climate change, such as droughts, floods, and typhoons, along with the temperature rise due to global warming, are especially important for food security. The challenges and impacts of climate change on agriculture include typhoon damage to food crops, cattle, and agricultural facilities, and reduced plant and livestock growth due to cold. (PDF)
11/28/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Published: 8/29/2018. This 32-page report provides information about a study of unaccompanied and separated children in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew in 2016. It was part of the Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project, to strengthen emergency response programs for unaccompanied and separated children through the development of practical, field-tested tools to enhance the assessment of the scale and nature of separation in emergencies. It is an interagency initiative funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and is coordinated by Save the Children in partnership with Columbia University. (PDF)
11/28/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Published: 6/7/2018. (Video or Multimedia)

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