The damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah - which struck in late November - is equivalent to about four percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP, according to the World Bank Group.
World Bank, IDB, Estimate Hurricane Melissa Damage to Jamaica Totals All-Time-High of US$8.8 Billion WASHINGTON, November 19, 2025 — The World Bank, in coordination with the Inter-American...
KABUL, October 23, 2025 — The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31 caused an estimated US$183 million in direct physical damages to buildings and infrastructure,...
América Latina e o Caribe enfrentam uma nova realidade climática: temperaturas em elevação, ondas de calor mais frequentes e recordes históricos. O número de dias extremamente quentes — aqueles acima...
Latin America and the Caribbean face a new climate reality: rising temperatures, more frequent heatwaves, and record-breaking extremes. The number of extremely hot days—those above the 95th...
Highlights Bhutan is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and earthquake Bhutan takes a comprehensive and multisectoral approach to build resilience and preparedness to climate and disaster...
Tahir Akbar, Ben Ahmed Abdou Aboubacar, Kabeer Dawani In April 2019, Cyclone Kenneth struck Comoros, wreaking havoc across the island nation. Affecting over 40 percent of the population and...
Hurricanes, landslides, floods— Saint Lucia knows these challenges all too well. Natural hazards regularly test the island’s infrastructure, disrupt daily life, and strain its disaster response...
By Yohannes Kesete, Mohammad Dehghani As climate change intensifies, small island developing states (SIDS) face unprecedented challenges in maintaining their infrastructure. The combined impact of...
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Achieving with confidence, navigating uncertainty Throughout 2024, the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS) has successfully delivered a growing portfolio of effective programmes...
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By Mary Boyer, Ana Campos, Jemma Vasilyan, Sana Ikram Sharif As Liberia’s rainy season becomes longer and more unpredictable, the stakes for vulnerable communities continue to rise. Each year, floods...
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In the context of the global learning crisis, climate change, and increasing disasters, Physical Learning Environments (PLEs) can play an important role in increasing education outcomes globally,...
This report analyzes the CERCs which have been activated and implemented, identifying challenges and good practices, for fiscal years 2012 to 2023. The main objective of this quantitative and...
The Lessons Learned Exercise (LLE) is an innovative process that helps governments and partners assess and improve their Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) systems. By capturing lessons from...
As disasters caused by natural hazards, health emergencies, and other crises become more frequent and complex, the demand for effective crisis preparedness and response tools has never been greater...
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This report is a review of GRADEs conducted since 2015, and GRADE’s efficiency, comparative advantage through detailed analysis, and future. First, the GRADE approach and how it has been used and...
Straddling the city of Surat in India’s Gujarat state, the Tapi River provides the main source of fresh drinking water and irrigation for the more than 6.5 million people who call the metropolis...
On October 10, 1980, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today as Chlef) in Algeria, killing several thousand people and leading to considerable economic losses. Three...
From earthquakes to landslides to volcanic eruptions, devastating natural hazards are common in Guatemala, threatening to reverse its hard-won development gains. For example, in 2020, Hurricanes Eta...
