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Sand and Dust Storms Toolbox

Women in a dust storm
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  • Mapping SDS sources
  • Observation, monitoring, forecasting & early warning
  • Risk and vulnerability assessment
  • Source control and management
  • Impact mitigation
  • About the toolbox

Sand and Dust Storms Toolbox

The SDS Toolbox provides tools, guidance and information which can be used to identify the sources of sand and dust storms, develop and implement management policy, plans and strategies, assess risks and vulnerabilities to SDS, understand how to observe, monitor, forecast and provide warnings of SDS and develop and implement ways to mitigate the impacts of sand and dust storms.

Introduction

Getting started

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Module 1

Mapping SDS sources

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Module 2

Observation, monitoring, forecasting & early warning

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Module 3

Risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping

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Module 4

Source control and management

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Module 5

Impact mitigation

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