Flood Green Guide Youth Champions reflect on lessons learned
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Read MoreDando Vida a la Guía Verde para Inundaciones en Guatemala
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Read MoreBringing WWF’s Flood Green Guide to Life in Guatemala
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Read MoreA cry for a Flood free Zambia — Youth Voices for Nature-Based Flood Management
Judith Laiza Nasibebo is a university student, sexual and reproductive health and rights advocate, feminist, and climate justice activist who lives in Lusaka Zambia. In this post, she relates her personal experience with floods, and how the lessons learned from WWF’s Flood Green Guide helped her better understand flood management and plan her campaigns. When…
Read MoreFloods in Pakistan: A look into past events and preparation for the future
The WWF Environment and Disaster Team organizes bi-monthly continuing education seminars on topics related to environmentally responsible disaster management which serve as a space to share lessons learned and build a community of practice. Watch the recording of the August seminar on “Floods in Pakistan: A Look into Past Events and Preparations for the Future,”…
Read MoreYoung leaders inspire a global youth movement to tame flooding impacts in their communities
Question: What happens when nine young people from around the world gather in Sri Lanka to discuss how to protect vulnerable communities from destructive floods? Answer: A “Flood Green Guide Youth Champions Program” is born, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of leaders to become change agents in their communities and advocates for…
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Setting Down Roots: Mangroves Interlock with Communities on Puerto Rico’s North Coast
In 2018, the WWF Environment and Disaster Management team visited Puerto Rico following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria. They witnessed reforestation and agriculture restoration led by organizations based on the island. As the Environment and Disaster Management program continues to integrate ecosystem restoration with disaster risk reduction, the team recently returned to Puerto Rico…
Read MoreFlood Management in Guatemala: Reflections from Municipal Government Officials
WWF Guatemala held a Flood Green Guide training in August 2021, which targeted local government employees from various municipalities. In this piece, Edgar Ramirez and Carlos Telon, who both attended the training, tell us about their flood-related work taking place in two different watersheds, and explain how they are incorporating nature-based solutions into flood management.…
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