By Sonja Fransen, Alexander Hunns, Tarek Jaber and Teresa Janz Abstract Forcibly displaced people are at the forefront of climate emergencies worldwide. This article presents a scoping review of the...
Bangladesh + 14 more
Bangladesh + 14 more
By Sonja Fransen, Alexander Hunns, Tarek Jaber and Teresa Janz Abstract Forcibly displaced people are at the forefront of climate emergencies worldwide. This article presents a scoping review of the...
OVERALL PROGRESS Implementation of the 2023 unified plan has been progressing well. Significant achievements have been made in the Flood Resilience Alliance Project. Several programmes have been...
Antigua and Barbuda + 15 more
OVERALL PROGRESS For the first six months of 2023, the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society has spent substantial time on fostering a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Solomon Islands is exposed to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, tropical storms, and flooding. Natural disasters that particularly affected the...
Philippines + 1 more
Situated along the Western Pacific tropical storm region and the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world. An average of 20 cyclones affect the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vanuatu is an archipelago of over 80 islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its population of more than 300,000 people, the Ni-Vanuatu, have faced a changing environment for...
World + 37 more
A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...
Anguilla + 14 more
Executive Summary The Situational Awareness Overview (SAO) Report is an analysis of trends in humanitarian needs, risks and vulnerabilities in the Eastern Caribbean to inform planning, strengthen...
Cook Islands + 8 more
The Pacific Islands covered in this plan are spread across a vast and diverse region which represents more than 15 per cent of the earth’s surface. Largely made up of small island and archipelago...
Cook Islands + 9 more
Excerpt Joint situational analysis The Pacific Islands covered in this plan are spread across a vast and diverse region which represents more than 15 per cent of the earth’s surface. Largely made up...
Antigua and Barbuda + 15 more
Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETIES’ PROFILES The 13 National Societies of the Dutch and English speaking Caribbean countries vary in size, while sharing common values and principles and facing similar...
Fiji + 5 more
Malia Tuitupou, a volunteer working at one of the “Women Friendly Spaces” established and supported by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific in Tonga, still vividly remembers the...
American Samoa + 12 more
Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience in the Pacific analyses the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021 and showcases how the subregion is being affected by various risk parameters, and where new...
World + 7 more
New UN University report reveals solutions to reduce the impacts of disasters After a summer of climatic extremes across the world, a new United Nations University report looks at how the right...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest Pacific Island country in Oceania. The country of 9.3 million people (2022 est.) is made up of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and faces many natural threats including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and droughts. The country records...
Jamaica + 20 more
By Julie Rozenberg, Nyanya Browne, Sophie De Vries Robbé, Melanie Kappes, Woori Lee, and Abha Prasad SUMMARY Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history...
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 7 more
EL CARIBE: COVID-19 La OPS está manifestando su preocupación por las bajas tasas de vacunación contra la COVID-19 y el aumento de las muertes y hospitalizaciones en el Caribe. Los países y...
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 7 more
THE CARIBBEAN: COVID-19 PAHO is expressing concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rates and growing deaths and hospitalizations in the Caribbean. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and...
World + 53 more
To read the full report please visit the IDMC website here. Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises The total number of people living in internal displacement...