Participants from each of the countries, which include China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Kenya, Mozambique, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Vietnam, will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, in early July to tailor projects to each society's needs.
Affected countries are wise to incorporate it into their national disaster plans.
Such preparedness could help with similar climate impacts resulting from global climate change over the next century, which some scientists believe will produce more severe drought in some areas and heavier rains in others. Through changes in atmospheric circulation, it can affect climate around the world.