Countries on frontline of climate change expand early warning protection but progress nowhere near enough DUBAI, 3 December 2023 - More lives are being protected from extreme weather and dangerous...
PREPARED BY: ERNESTA SWANEPOEL BCOM LLB LLM (MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that where climate hazards interact with high...
Lisa Thalheimer, Woi Sok Oh Weather and climate-related events have already altered human mobility patterns and led to displacement. While the evidence base is low due to data gaps and scarcity,...
KEY FINDINGS Early warning and evacuation to cyclone shelters Of those who received an early warning, 33% of FbA beneficiaries said they were warned by BDRCS vs. only 13% of the comparison group were...
A Business Case for Investment in Prevention and Solutions Introduction Most of the disaster displacement recorded globally has taken place in the Asia and Pacific region. An estimated 225.3 million...
CHAPTER 1 The shifting contours of the South and South-West Asia disaster riskscape Key Highlights The South and South-West Asia disaster risk landscape (‘riskscape’) is being reshaped by cascading...
In the wake of crisis, economic response and recovery plans often forget the needs of women and girls, hindering sustained peace and development. In Bangladesh, UN Women supports the Generation...
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen 18 May 2022 Executive Summary Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Indo-Pacific have had to deal with the overlapping effects of a pandemic...
Executive Summary COVID-19: A shock to global societal systems In an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, COVID-19 is a dramatic reminder of the ever more complex and systemic nature of...
Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically West Bengal, and also Bangladesh in May 2020. On 20 May 2020,...