Storm Surge Updates

Date of event 22-01-2024 What happened, where and when? On 20 January 2024, a strong winter storm formed in the northern Pacic Ocean and caused major inundation event in the Marshall Islands. The rst...

Abstract This report highlights the critical yet underexplored intersection between social protection policies and climate change policies and events in the Maldives. Despite their potential, social...

As climate shocks hit harder, more often and in more places, displaced people are increasingly finding themselves forced to move again and again in search of somewhere safe and habitable – even as...

Description of the Event Date of event 28-10-2024 What happened, where and when? On 28 October 2024, four provinces which include Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, Free State and Limpopo province experienced...

1 SUMMARY Tropical Cyclone Rafael is the eighteenth named cyclone and the eleventh hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 5 November, tropical storm Rafael passed about 70 mi (115 km) SW...

Bogota/Geneva, 7 November – More than a billion children worldwide face threats that endanger their safety, education and dignity, with violence and climate-related disasters undermining their rights...

11 years into Haiyan, Filipinos are better prepared for disasters but still need more support, investments – Harvard study MASSACHUSETTS, USA – Filipinos’ self-reported disaster preparedness level...

CIFRAS CLAVE 51K comidas calientes entregadas por el PMA a 7.036 personas desplazadas en Haití 8K personas enfrentan restricciones de movilidad y acceso en Cauca, Colombia 15 tormentas con nombre en...

KEY FIGURES 51K hot meals delivered by WFP to 7,036 displaced people in Haiti 8K people facing mobility and access restrictions in Cauca, Colombia 15 named storms so far in the 2024 Atlantic...

SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW Harsh weather conditions characterized by severe windstorms, heavy rains, and flash flood events this year have, by 3 October 2024, directly affected over 133,260 households...

CIFRAS CLAVE 11,7M de casos de dengue en la región de las Américas hasta la semana epidemiológica 36 702K personas desplazadas internamente en Haití a septiembre de 2024 13 tormentas con nombre en lo...

KEY FIGURES 11.7M cases of dengue in the Americas region as of epidemiological week 36 702K internally displaced persons in Haiti as of September 2024 13 named storms so far in the 2024 Atlantic...

PORT VILA, VANUATU (6 September 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Government of Vanuatu in a groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of a multipurpose emergency shelter—a...

1 SUMMARY Tropical Cyclone Ernesto is the fifth named cyclone and the third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 13 August at 0000UTC, Ernesto formed as a tropical storm while...

SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW The wake of windstorms, heavy rains and flood events of this year have by 28th August 2024, directly affected over 45,808 households (186,370 individuals) with 29 individuals...

Executive Summary and Recommendations We are approaching the halfway point of the crucial decade for climate action and Pacific communities are enduring some of the world’s worst climate impacts,...

New study on Human Mobility and Climate Change By Christian Wolff The interconnections between climate change and human mobility have lately been discussed with increasing fervor and frequency. ACT...

Executive Summary As a low-lying small island, the Maldives is under serious threat from climate change and related hazards, which affects its natural environment, economic development, and wellbeing...

Highlights Utility and telecommunications providers are actively engaged in restoration activities, prioritizing critical facilities and heavily impacted regions. These efforts are essential to the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Republic of Seychelles is a collection of more than 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, south of the Equator. The country’s ocean territory is approximately 3,000 times...