Parts of Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire remain dry while heavy rainfall triggers flooding across West and East Africa Africa Weather Hazards Desert locust swarms remain present across parts of Ethiopia,...
Cities are home to 55 per cent of the world’s population, all jammed together cheek-by-jowl. Little wonder, then, that cities are being hit hardest by COVID-19: an estimated 90 per cent of all...
Executive Summary In 2019, 396 natural disasters were recorded in EM-DAT with 11,755 deaths, 95 million people affected and 103 billion US$1 in economic losses across the world. The burden was not...
The current COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that tests the ability of health systems and governments to manage health risks. For instance, the capacity of medical services such as...
Understanding hazards first step in addressing them, says scientific community More than 800 scientists and experts contributed to a new report which defines and classifies hazards which was launched...
Start members and their partners should consider acting on developing risks through the Start Fund Crisis Anticipation. Click HERE for more information on the Start Fund Crisis Anticipation. Click...
Introduction • Madagascar is a large island nation of 21 million people located off the southeastern coast of the African continent. The country encompasses a diversity of ecosystems, with a highland...
Heat is the top killer among all types of weather hazards, including hurricanes and tornadoes. But hospitals and health care providers do not always report heat-related illnesses or heat as an...
Ce mois-ci, le Programme des Nations unies pour l'environnement (PNUE) lance une toute nouvelle animation pour expliquer le concept de plus en plus populaire d'adaptation fondée sur les écosystèmes...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This assessment analyses the vulnerability of the ecosystem, infrastructure, and socio-economic conditions in Hakha Township located in Chin State, Myanmar in relation to present...