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East Africa is one of the regions in the world most affected by droughts. Recent trends seem to show an increase in risk, while longer term projections do not provide clear trends for the whole region and for individual countries.
Most countries are low income, with some lower middle income countries. Some have diverse agro-ecological c…
For days leading up to the disaster, Mr. Harisaran Shrestha had been listening to warnings about floods in the Melamchi, a river that flows through the foothills of the Himalayas in central Nepal. At least one local FM radio was repeatedly broadcasting notices about the possible release of water from the reservoir of a nearby drinking-water project and…
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Natural resources depletion and crop failures due to droughts are widely reported in West Africa causing production losses, rising food prices, and increased hunger and malnutrition;
In places where dependence on natural resources and agriculture form the foundation of livelihoods, drought could lead to temporal or permanent migration o…
Bangladesh ranks as one of the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change, as well as being one of the most disaster prone. Almost 80% of the countries’ population is regularly exposed to tropical storms, floods, drought and landslides.
Bangladesh is also vulnerable to earthquakes. The capital Dhaka sits on the Madhupur…
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High-level Ministerial Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
13th September 2021
Remarks by the Ms. Mami Mizutori, SRSG for Disaster Risk Reduction
Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates,
The precarious humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, inc…
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Communication, awareness and outreach/ use available platforms and means for information dissemination to have a wider reach- localised consistent and common messaging, non-alarmist, factual and updated on regular basis;
Coordinated early action and government leadership is imperative;
Early warning that triggers early action saves los…
With national and international partners assembled, a new four-year project was officially launched at a virtual event, on Monday 4 October 2021, to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems in Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
The project, with a $5.5 million budget, is funded by the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS)…
Bangladesh as a nation is the living embodiment of resilience. And nowhere is this recognised more clearly than in the worldwide acclaim for its Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) which is a role model for many other climate vulnerable nations seeking to cope with the climate emergency and extreme weather events.
Comprising over 76,000 volunteers tod…
The COVID-19 pandemic was in many an unexpected event that caught the world off guard. The World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Risks Report, for example, did not include pandemics in its list of 10 most likely risks.
However, while the pandemic was unexpected, it was not unavoidable.
A number of global framework and guidelines were developed in recent…
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Afghanistan under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence among the key global frameworks at the national level; and makes recommendations for…
Female health workers comprise 70% of the health workforce worldwide, but women occupy only 25% of leadership positions in health. The gender pay gap in health and social sectors is around 26% in high-income countries and 29% in upper-middle-income countries.
Gender discrimination, implicit bias, sexual harassment, and assault have been found to be sys…
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Droughts are defined as natural phenomena caused by a deficiency in water resources (e.g. precipitation, groundwater etc.), which represents a certain anomalous situation with respect to the long-term average over a certain period of time and specific area.
The Mediterranean basin is characterized by water scarcity, recurrent droughts a…
As a senior officer in the Disaster Risk Management Dept of Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), one of Lt. Col Bazarragchaa Duudgai’s main priorities is to make disaster risk reduction (DRR) a priority for the 1.4 million people living in the Nation’s capital, Ulaanbaatar.
‘Urban areas are prone to hazardous events, mainly buildin…
Suva – Producing and using disaggregated disaster and climate data is vital to build a resilient Blue Pacific that includes some of the region’s most vulnerable populations.
This was the headline call from female leaders representing different sectors to policymakers and practitioners across the region.
The ‘Counting women: using disaggregated…