Ginebra/Dubái (OMM) – El ritmo del cambio climático aumentó de forma alarmante entre 2011 y 2020, siendo la década más cálida desde que hay registros. Según un nuevo informe de la Organización...
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Hausse considérable du rythme et de l’incidence du changement climatique en 2011-2020
Genève/Doubaï (OMM) – Le rythme du changement climatique a augmenté de manière alarmante entre 2011 et 2020, décennie la plus chaude jamais observée. Selon un nouveau rapport de l’Organisation...
The Global Climate 2011-2020: A decade of accelerating climate change [EN/AR/ZH]
Rate and impact of climate change surges dramatically in 2011-2020 Geneva/Dubai (WMO) - The rate of climate change surged alarmingly between 2011-2020, which was the warmest decade on record...
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Climate Migration 101: An Explainer
By Lawrence Huang Human mobility linked to environmental drivers is not new, but global climate change is triggering more internal and international migration and displacement. Sometimes, the impacts...
The WorldRiskReport 2023 - Disaster Risk and Diversity
The WorldRiskReport 2023, a joint project of "Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft" and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) of the Ruhr-University Bochum, has been launched on...
Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: Acting Today, Protecting Tomorrow
The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced the "Science for disaster risk management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow" report, the second of its series. The report represents a...
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Resilience Building Handbook
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...
Disaster and Climate Risk Assessment for PITAG: Regions in Haiti
Technical Report Background and Purpose of this study With more than 90% of its population exposed to natural disasters, Haiti is an extremely vulnerable country. In January 2017, Haiti was ranked as...
Humanitarian and Country Icons 2018
Following the positive reception of OCHA’s set of 250 public domain humanitarian icons in 2012, the organization is releasing an extended and completely redesigned new collection in 2018 (295 and...
Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America)
Typhoon Yutu – Wind Exposure and Anticipated Impacts to Lifelines Saipan (Advisory 10 – 23 October 2018 2100UTC)
Please refer to the attached Infographic.
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Secretary-General: A regenerative development model can help rebuild hurricane devastated nations
Storm ravaged countries need the Commonwealth’s innovative regenerative model to build back better and stronger, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland asserted last night in a powerful presentation...
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Pre-alert guidance note - cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons
This document is designed to make it easier for agencies to raise Start Fund anticipatory alerts for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, or to submit Start Fund project proposals when an alert has...
A Flood-Warning Is In Effect For St Vincent And The Grenadines Until 6:00 PM Wednesday 30th August, 2017
A Flood-Warning means that some flooding is already occurring or is likely to occur. The combination of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone and a mid-level trough system has been generating cloudy to...
Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017: Knowing Better and Losing Less
The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced first flagship science report "Science for disaster risk management 2017: knowing better and losing less". This report is the result of the...
Philippines: Destructive Tropical Cyclones from 2006 to 2016
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten (Nina) (PAGASA), the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical...
Mozambique – Tropical Cyclone Dineo Update (GDACS, JTWC, Meteo France La Réunion, INAM, Local Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 February 2017)
Tropical Cyclone DINEO continued moving west south-west over the Mozambique Channel towards southern Mozambique, strengthening. On 15 February at 00.00 UTC, its centre was located approx. 260 km...
India: TC Vardah Wind Impacts, 9 Dember 2016 2100 UTC
PDC is closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Vardah as it moves toward India. According to the JTWC on 09DEC16 2100UTC, Vardah was located approximately 619NM S of Calcutta, India. The latest warning...
India: TC Vardah Rainfall Impacts, 9 December 2016 2100 UTC
PDC is closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Vardah as it moves toward India. According to the JTWC on 09DEC16 2100UTC, Vardah was located approximately 619NM S of Calcutta, India. The latest warning...
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Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Missions in 2015
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) respond to environmental emergencies through the Joint UNEP/OCHA...
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India, Bangladesh, Myanmar/Burma - Tropical Cyclone ROANU - ECHO Daily Map | 20/05/2016
SITUATION • TC ROANU formed over the south-western Bay of Bengal, near the south-eastern coasts of India, on 18 May. It then started moving in parallel with the coast of eastern India. On 20 May at...