While thanking the United Nations system and other donors for the invaluable assistance provided for drought relief, she stressed the urgent need for greater assistance.

With that in mind, the Government had promoted the distribution of State land to landless tenants, easy availability of credit, and relief to drought affected areas.

The same often counts for poverty relief in the form of food aid Food aid (unless while during severe drought) drives small producers in poor countries out of production.

Emphasizing the need to address the crisis, bearing in mind the importance of the transition from relief to development, and acknowledging the underlying structural causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia,

Emphasizing the need to address the crisis, bearing in mind the importance of the transition from relief to development, and acknowledging the underlying structural causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia,

12. Urges the international community to provide as a matter of urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the prevailing drought

10. Urges the international community to provide as a matter of urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the prevailing drought

10. Urges the international community to provide as a matter of urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the prevailing drought

Emphasizing the need to address the crisis, bearing in mind the importance of the transition from relief to development and acknowledging the underlying structural causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia,

Emphasizing the need to address the crisis, bearing in mind the importance of the transition from relief to development, and acknowledging the underlying structural causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia,

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The discussion covered various issues, such as Convention synergies, drought management, governance, rural land use practices, and the integration of drought mitigation into investment planning and science and technology for drought mitigation.

Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment

Calls upon the international community to provide as a matter of urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the transitional federal institutions and the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the civil war and the prevailing drought

Calls upon the international community to provide, as a matter of urgency, humanitarian assistance and relief to the transitional federal institutions and the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the civil war and the prevailing drought

Drought, floods, and landslides have become commonplace.

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Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment early

Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment early

12. Calls upon the international community to provide, as a matter of urgency, humanitarian assistance and relief to the transitional federal institutions and the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the civil war and the prevailing drought

A smooth transition from relief to recovery has, however, been hampered by natural disasters (six years of continuous drought were followed in 2005 by extensive flooding), internal displacement, land rights issues and urban pressures due to the large influx of returnees.

Relief

(ii) Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment and

warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

desertification and or mitigating the effects of drought

When drought returned this year, these investments paid off.

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warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought 17

Emergency relief

Debt relief

Islamic Relief

Disaster Relief

The effects of drought are even felt in the rainforests.

This area is very rarely affected by hurricanes or drought.

That's a relief.

What a relief!

(a) Relief Services

(ii) Community relief

After facing six years of drought the snowfall was initially seen as welcome relief. However, in view of the severity of the winter it now has to be expected that the melting of the snow and the saturation of the ground will result in widespread flooding.

Some Parties proposed developing national drought policies to mitigate the adverse impacts of periodic droughts and indicated their need for a warning system to monitor the effects of drought.

The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

Development of early warning systems for food security and drought forecasting

Development of early warning systems for food security and drought forecasting

Severe drought also threatened the lives of nearly 10 million people.

Noting with concern the recurrent drought that affects Ethiopia, and its consequences,