Abstract This case study describes the Republic of Chile’s approach to building agricultural resilience to natural hazard-induced disasters, particularly climate risks. It outlines two areas of...
Executive Summary Compared to the average over the last 30 years (1990-2019), the occurrence and intensity of global natural disasters were generally at a lower level in 2020. Major natural disasters...
October 20th, 2021 ― Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) signed today a partnership agreement with Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) to respond to the recent wildfires...
Foreword The financial management of catastrophe risks presents an important public policy challenge for governments across the world. Climate change, the increasing reliance on digital technologies...
Introduction South America is exposed to multiple, often combined, natural hazards. Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, hampering the resilience of...
Supporting Algeria after the wildfires On 9 August 2021, Algeria experienced the worst wildfires in its history. The fires spread across 18 provinces in the country, killing at least 90 people and...
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction promotes a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Due to climate change, weather-related disasters are causing more destruction and...
A. Situation analysis Description of the situation On Saturday, 2 October 2021, around 2:00 a.m., a fire of significant proportions was reported in the municipality of Guanaja, Department of Islas de...
A wildfire event occurred on 2-3 October in Guanaja Island (Islas de la Bahía Department, Honduras) leading to casualties and damage. Media report, four injured people, 62 displaced citizens, while...