Strategies for managing disaster risk currently rely on weather forecasts (daily to 10 days) and seasonal predictions (three to six months). Until recently, the subseasonal scale (defined as...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS After massive devastation in Zimbabwe from Cyclone Idai, a new World Bank-funded multi-sector operation will advance recovery and resilience building to prevent a development crisis...
Nairobi, 16 September 2019 - The impacts of climate change such as floods, landslides and extreme heat disproportionately affect the urban poor. This is because these communities often live in...
Por: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura Adaptado por: la Oficina de Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres – Oficina Regional para las...
HIGHLIGHTS (17 days ago) Floods worsen living conditions as rains intensify across the country Humanitarian organizations respond as needs increase in Kajo-Keji Solar-powered, digital audio player...
DHAKA/COX’S BAZAR - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of EUR 2 million from the European Union (EU) for its emergency operation in Bangladesh. The new funding will...
Strengthening Epidemic Intelligence and Response Through National IDSR Guideline Review The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Technical Guideline (IDSR TG) was developed in 2001 by the...
By Jeanevive Abangan Published on September 13, 2019 DAVAO ORIENTAL, Sept. 12 (PIA) --- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is looking forward for local government units (LGUs) to adopt Forecast-based...
By Paul Jaysent Fos ODIONGAN, Romblon, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry - Romblon through Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED) gathered about 110...
By Christophe Illemassene Nassau, the Bahamas: By calling the impact of Hurricane Dorian, “a generational disaster,” the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Hubert Minnis, grasped the magnitude and...