Without drastic efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the humanitarian impacts of climate change will be far worse in the decades to come. Climate change is not a distant vision of a troubled...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Between 03 and 05 March 2020, extensive rainfall was recorded, leading to flooding and windstorms in Gisagara and Gasabo districts in Kigali City,...
KEY MESSAGES Maldives experiences a consistently warm climate and has already experienced warming trends, with increases of 0.8°C between 1978 and 2018. Future projections are clouded by the...
SUMMARY As per PAGASA Regional Weather Forecast issued on 01 December 2020 at 5:00 AM, the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) was affecting the Northern and Central Luzon including the rest of the Visayas...
WHAT IS THE COUNTRY PREPAREDNESS PACKAGE? The Country Preparedness Package (CPP) is a joint initiative of the Government of Tuvalu and the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT). The CPP is intended to...
New InsuRisk report analyzes disaster risk and readiness for insurance solutions in Small Island Developing States Last night at the 4th InsuResilience Global Partnership Forum, UNU-EHS and the...
In countries across the Asia-Pacific region, natural disasters are uprooting families, leaving women and girls most at risk. The effects of climate change are unavoidable as storms intensify and...
By Jemin B. Guillermo Published on December 7, 2020 ILOILO CITY, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- A total of 1,354 housing units were already turned over by the national government to the people of Pilar, Capiz,...
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities we explain how persons with disabilities can be disproportionately affected in disaster situations and why we need more disability-inclusive...
By Samuel D. Candido BORONGAN CITY, November 24 (PIA) -- Only 31 units remain unfinished in the Hernani Yolanda housing units project. In a virtual presscon “Panindugan” on November 20, Cabinet Sec...