South Sudan + 11 more
Start members and their partners should consider acting on developing risks through the Start Fund Crisis Anticipation. Click HERE for more information on the Start Fund Crisis Anticipation. Click HERE for an anticipation alert note template.
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) recently celebrated their new partnership to build capacity to monitor, plan for and respond to disasters. The occasion was marked by a signing ceremony attended…
Nepal + 1 more
Highlights One case of Novel Corona Virus (nCoV) has been confirmed in Nepal. The case traveled to Nepal from Wuhan, China. Currently, the case is on good health and is under surveillance. The health desk at Tribhuvan…
Bangladesh
By Fairuz Ahmed NEW YORK, Feb 17 2020 (IPS) - For any riverine country, the state of the water body around big cities and conditions of major rivers hold a leadership position in the overall climate effects…
Nepal + 1 more
Highlights One case of Novel Corona Virus (nCoV) has been confirmed in Nepal. The case traveled to Nepal from Wuhan, China. Currently, the case is on good health and is under surveillance. The health desk at Tribhuvan…
Afghanistan
1.1 Rationale for long-term drought risk management strategy The 2018-drought directly affected more than two-thirds of Afghanistan (22 out of total 34 provinces) with around 10.5 million people being most severely affected (of the total 17 million…
World + 4 more
Editors Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom Professor Richard Haigh University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom Emeritus Professor Siri Hettige University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1. Introduction 1 1. About the report The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (UNSDR, 2015) charts the…
World + 62 more
Overview: In East Africa, harvest is complete for main season cereals in the north of the subregion and yields were favourable except in Sudan and South Sudan due to flood damage, socioeconomic impacts, and conflict, and…
Ethiopia + 8 more
Hundreds of millions of the insects have swept over the Horn of Africa in the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century, says the United Nations By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Climate…
Nepal + 1 more
Highlights One case of Novel Corona Virus (nCoV) has been confirmed in Nepal. The case traveled to Nepal from Wuhan, China. Currently, the case is on good health and is under surveillance. The health desk at Tribhuvan…
