Releases for this area Crisis Prevention and Recovery is one of
UNDP's core practice areas. Consistent with UNDP's mission to
promote sustainable human development, the focus is on the
development dimension of crisis situations. UNDP works to
prevent armed conflicts, reduce the risk of disasters, and
promote early recovery after crises have occurred. For the 2007-
2011 Country Programme, support will be provided to establish a
national early warning and disaster preparedness system
Prevention & Risk Reduction UNDP works to prevent and reduce the
risk of two types of crises: natural disasters and armed
conflict. While the dynamics of disaster and conflict situations
differ, there are approaches which are common to both. UNDP
seeks to build national and local capacity through the
development of tools and training of personnel. Crop Failure in
The Gambia The Minister of Agriculture on behalf of The Gambia
of The Gambia on Tuesday 6th March 2012 has declared 2011-2012
farming season a failure resulting from sever