The development of integrated health service networks is one of the main priorities set by the National Health Ministry of the Argentine Republic (Ministerio de Salud, MINSAL), considering that these networks are an effective strategy to overcome the inefficiencies and inequities that affect the...

Southern African institutions involved in disaster management face two major new threats: the HIV/AIDS pandemic (eroding organizational capacity and increasing vulnerability of the population), and climate change (higher risk of extreme events and disasters). Analyzing the combined effects of...

Climate variability poses a severe threat to subsistence farmers in southern Africa. Two different approaches have emerged in recent years to address these threats: the use of seasonal precipitation forecasts for risk reduction (for example, choosing seed varieties that can perform well for...