I. Situation Overview On 28 September 2022 at around 7:04 PM, a big wave incident occurred in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental . Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) X II. Status of Affected Areas and...
Two powerful tropical cyclones are bringing misery to millions in opposite parts of the world. Hurricane Ian has caused devastation in western Cuba and has increased in strength and size as it heads...
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...
SYNOPSIS The World Bank provides funding and expertise to support Bangladesh’s efforts to protect coastal communities from tidal flooding, cyclones and storm surges, helping to protect more than...
Koror – The Republic of Palau is exposed to natural hazards such as storm surges, typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunamis that can result in localized and national emergencies as well as population...
Executive Summary The research study on understanding community-based Early Warning Early Action on the island of Tuvalu was conducted from December 2021 to March 2022. The study relied on...
1 Introduction The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami resulted in widespread loss of human life and livelihoods, severe damage to infrastructure and ecosystems and large economic costs. Following this...
Climate change, conflict, COVID-19, and gender inequality impacts food security globally. Together with the Ukraine conflict, the food crisis across the world is worsening. UN Women’s Zero Hunger...
The passage of the tropical cyclone CHABA over the South China Sea and southern China mainland on 1-4 July, caused floods and storm surge that have resulted in casualties. In particular, CHABA...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is made up of 10 member-states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar,...