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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsMadagascar’s location and socio-economic conditions make it especially exposed to a wide range of interconnected hazards. These include, but are not limited to, floods, droughts and cyclones, which, because of climate change, are becoming more frequent and intense, often leaving trails of destruction in their wake. Many people in Madagascar were still r…
Nova, a local resort owner, remembers vividly the day the tsunami struck. “I was down in the village when they called me. First I was scared when they told me that the water is on the street. I was thinking first that I have to come back to my house and close all the windows. But then they told me, please don't go back. It's very dangerous. So we left”L…
The International Recovery Forum 2024 concluded successfully in Kobe, Japan, on 25 January 2024, marking a big step forward in global efforts towards resilient recovery from disasters. Hosted by the International Recovery Platform (IRP), this year's Forum, themed "Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction expresses solidarity with Türkiye, Syria, and the broader affected region on the one-year anniversary of the earthquakes that occurred on 6 February 2023. The impacts of the earthquakes caused over 50,000 deaths in Türkiye and more than 5,000 in Syria, and affected over 15 million people, underscorin…