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Nature-based solutions for flood management in Asia and the Pacific
Countries in Asia and the Pacific face a heightened risk of flooding as disasters increase worldwide due to climate change. Yet these countries often lack the infrastructure necessary to prepare for...
Mozambique - Maputo heavy rains and Tropical Storm Filipo - Flash Update No. 3 (28 March 2024)
HIGHLIGHTS The recent heavy rains in Maputo city and province affected 93,240 people. A few days earlier, Tropical Storm Filipo had already impacted 57,178 people in Sofala, Inhambane, Gaza and...
Update 218 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The conflict is continuing to endanger nuclear safety and security in Ukraine, with military activity taking place near the country’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south, air raid...
Linking Nepal’s Social Protection Programs with Anticipatory Action
As an auxiliary to the Government of Nepal, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has been supporting in overall disaster management (DM), now particularly to integrate Anticipatory Action (AA) into the DM...
IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
Earth observation platforms and data will support decision-makers in the management of flood and drought risk. By Sushila De Silva In 2020, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)...
Coastal inundation from sea level rise identified as main risk to water quality and availability in Tuvalu
26 March 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu – The risks posed by climate-related hazards to the water quality and availability, and water infrastructure in Tuvalu were highlighted on the second day of a series...
Health and Disaster Risk Management experts in Tuvalu discuss findings of climate change risk assessment
26 March 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu – Climate change affects every facet of life for Pacific islanders, and for Tuvalu which is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change, it...
Climate risks to resilience and food security in Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Geographies: Madagascar
COUNTRY OVERVIEW Madagascar is one of the top 10 most disaster-prone countries and is the most cyclone-prone country in Africa. Slow development, high levels of income inequality, rapid population...
Niger + 4 more
West Africa: USAID/BHA Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Assistance in FY 2023 (Last Updated 09/30/23)
USAID/BHA Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Assistance
Niger + 4 more
Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience: Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance - West Africa, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
REGIONAL SUMMARY In FY 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $69.5 million to partner organizations in West Africa conducting early recovery, risk reduction,...
WHO launches CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses [EN/AR]
Geneva, 27 March 2024 - WHO has launched a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, to facilitate and coordinate global expertise and capacities for early and accurate detection, monitoring and...
Malawi + 1 more
WFP Malawi Country Brief, February 2024
In Numbers 4.4 million Malawians (22 percent of the population) acutely food insecure from October 2023 to March 2024 USD 22.1 million six-month (March – August 2024) net funding requirements 1.7...
World + 5 more
Heatwaves: IFRC Global Heat Summit to tackle the ‘invisible killer’
With extreme high temperatures taking lives all around the globe, Global Heat Summit signals an urgent need to help communities cope with heatwaves With heatwaves becoming more frequent and extreme —...
Learning From Red Cross Red Crescent Assistance in Protracted Crises and Complex Emergencies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background IFRC and its’ members have long been responding to protracted crises and complex emergencies (PCCE). Operational strategies, systems and tools have been updated and...
WFP Bolivia Country Brief February 2024
In Numbers USD 324,293 cash-based transfers made* USD 1.5 m six-month (March – August 2024) net funding requirements, representing 72 percent of the total 16,225 people assisted* in FEBRUARY 2024 ...
Ecuador + 1 more
WFP Ecuador Country Brief, February 2024
In Numbers 7.0 mt of food assistance distributed* USD 721,000 cash-based transfers made* USD 13.6 six months (March to August 2024) net funding requirements, representing 66 percent of total 26,608...
Samoa consultations shape BOLD Response to Loss and Damage
26 March 2024, Apia Samoa - Samoa is amongst the first countries to contribute and shape a critical new project designed to assist Pacific countries who are already dealing with Loss and Damage (L&D)...
Benin + 9 more
«El sol está cayendo»: pruebas de cómo las prácticas locales mitigan el cambio climático y se adaptan a él, y qué más se puede hacer - Lecciones aprendidas de las voces de la comunidad a través del proyecto «Liderazgo local para un impacto global»
"Cae el sol": mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático con prácticas locales Por Danny Everett Para entender cómo pueden utilizarse los conocimientos y prácticas de las comunidades en primera...
Benin + 9 more
« Le soleil tombe » : preuves de la manière dont les pratiques locales atténuent le changement climatique et s’y adaptent, et ce qu’il est possible de faire de plus - Enseignements tirés de l’expression des communautés dans le cadre du projet
"Le soleil tombe" : atténuer le changement climatique et s'y adapter grâce aux pratiques locales Pour comprendre comment les connaissances et les pratiques des communautés en première ligne de la...