ReliefWeb

Summary of the handbook From the heart of Tanzania to the mountains of Ethiopia to the borders of Bangladesh and Nepal; VSO's resilience programming is rapidly increasing. Volunteers, staff and...

We are thrilled to formally announce that FundLife, with support from Generation Amazing - an initiative led by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ - will...

US$10 million World Bank support to help Vanuatu improve resilience, and respond in the event of a major emergency WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2020 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors...

Introduction Preparedness is the ability of governments, professional response organisations, communities and individuals to anticipate and respond effectively to the impact of likely, imminent or...

Executive Summary The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is already in crisis not only in its vulnerability but its state of emergency with regard to natural disasters and climate change. Sea...

Description This learning brief presents Oxfam’s experience on cash transfer in the Philippines: how it evolved from an approach to humanitarian aid delivery to one which is at the cutting edge of...

Story Highlights In Vanuatu, air travel is vital for tourism, connection to the outside world and access to markets – Tourism is a major employer in Vanuatu and central to the country’s economy The...

On December 3rd, CBM, Humanity & Inclusion – Handicap International (HI), and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by releasing a...

International child-focused NGO Educo has been working in the Bicol region since 2005 (Legazpi City, December 2 2019) - Typhoon Kammuri [local name: Typhoon Tisoy] continues to approach Bicol region...

By Lilibeth A. French Published on December 2, 2019 ILOILO CITY, Dec. 2 (PIA6) - - A total of 6,793 housing units were turned over by the National Housing Authority to typhoon Yolanda affected...

Coastal flood forecasts become operational in Fiji; strengthened Pacific Island awareness of coastal floods An operational system has been developed and implemented for the Fiji Islands to produce...

By Stacey Marie Baladya CEBU CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- Fifteen beneficiaries of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project from Tabuelan, Cebu were given their certificates of award from the National Housing...

By Consuelo B. Alarcon TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 11(PIA) –Six years after super typhoon Yolanda hit Eastern Visayas, additional permanent housing units were turned over by the National Housing...

HIGHLIGHTS As of 12 November, over 260,000 people are in need of assistance due to a series of earthquakes in Tulunan, North Cotabato in Mindanao. The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus: Towards a...

Six years since the catastrophic Typhoon Haiyan (locally named Yolanda) struck several parts of Visayas, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to support the longer-term recovery of communities. ...

This paper highlights how governments and other actors can prepare for the governance challenges of disaster response, recovery, and reconstruction. The paper identifies two sets of enabling factors...

INCIDENT BACKGROUND On 13 September 2019, a tropical storm (locally named "Marilyn") brought a storm surge that hit the coastal barangays of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, resulting in displacement and...

GENEVA, 11 October 2019 – Climate change is contributing to increasing damage to critical infrastructure around the globe, according to a twelve-year survey of damages caused by small- and...

WRITTEN BY BETH ALLEN Disaster recovery is a long and complex process. It’s much more than getting enough food and water to needy families. It’s about bringing hope and vision to devastated parents...

Most households affected by disasters reconstruct their houses themselves by self-building or employing local labour: they ‘self-recover’. Humanitarian agencies’ experience in assisting self-recovery...