Disaster Management Updates

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on Earth Five billion people could be affected by 2100 Riyadh,...

SIMPLIFIED EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL Summary of revisions to the operation The latest episode of monsoon rain started on 26 September 2024 and lasted for three days. The Department of Hydrology and...

From October 25 to November 20, two engineers from Huayun Sounding (Beijing) Meteorological Technology Co., Limited (Huayun Sounding) traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the...

BACKGROUND Context and Needs South Sudan has been in a protracted crisis characterized by recurrent natural disasters, conflict, food shortages and a breakdown of livelihoods for several years...

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MIRA Standard Operating Procedure for Sub-National coordination Coordination and Structure for Rapid Assessments The implementation of the Multi-Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) in Ethiopia,...

In South Sudan, the town of Renk has become the primary gateway for people fleeing the Sudan conflict that broke out in April 2023, with the Wunthou border crossing being the main entry point for...

Several areas in Renk have been identified to be particularly vulnerable to seasonal flooding, with heavy rains often leading to flash floods and resulting in loss of property, damage to shelters,...

The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has so far allocated USD 33.3 million for life saving interven-tions by funding 58 partners. In immediate response to predicted flooding, devastating drought...

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2024 – The World Bank Board today approved $250 million in financing to improve readiness for and handling of public health emergencies in Türkiye. The Türkiye Preparedness...

125/2024 Vienna, Austria Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) have largely restored their electricity production after sharply reducing output last week as a precautionary step due...

1 INTRODUCTION For simplicity, we use ‘extreme event’ throughout the rest of this report as a catch-all to refer to both extreme weather event (e.g. floods or storms) and extreme climate events (e.g...

HIGHLIGHTS Children and families across Europe and Central Asia face multiple risks, including earthquakes, floods, extreme weather, disease outbreaks, conflict and mixed migration movements. As of...

HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific is the world's most disaster-prone region and faces escalating climate-induced crises.1 In 2024, more than 1.5 million children were directly affected when...

In Madagascar, where the impact of the climate crisis is considerable, HI is working to strengthen community resilience and reduce the risk of disasters. Every year, millions of people experience the...

Geneva, 5 December – A report issued in New York today by the United Nations Secretary-General recommends concrete steps to reduce the risk that migrants die or go missing, including the need to...

Kabul – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €15 million (US$15.8 million) contribution from the European Union (EU) for its activities in Afghanistan. This latest contribution...

National borders are not just geographical demarcations but critical frontlines in the fight against infectious diseases, especially deadly infections like COVID-19, mpox and marburg. Thus, in the...