Reports

Overview: In East Africa, harvest of main season cereals is nearing completion across central and southern parts of the subregion and below-average yields are expected due to dry conditions during much of the season. In West Africa,…

By Omar Hussein Amach VIENTIANE, 8 August 2019 – As the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic continues its recovery from the floods of 2018, it is seeking to lessen the risk of future disasters. To accomplish…

The delivery of aid to millions of Afghan refugees and flood victims in Iran is at risk because banks are refusing to transfer money to aid agencies due to fear of sanctions. The Norwegian Refugee Council…

The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) prepares the public against the threat of tsunami and calls for the creation of a Harmonized National Program on Tsunami Disaster Risk…

The Early Warning and Reporting System (EWARS) Highlights AGE: 300 cases of AGE are reported this week. The majority of these cases are from Kathmandu (27 cases), Kanchanpur (23 cases), Achham (19 cases), Lalitpur (17 cases), Bhaktapur (14…

Dhaka/Kuala Lumpur/Geneva, 31 July 2019 – Continued heavy rainfalls in Bangladesh combined with severe flooding in neighbouring countries have led to the highest river water levels in a century putting 7.6 million people at risk of…

Monsoon flooding and landslides have left thousands of people vulnerable and without shelter, after heavy rains ravaged parts of South Asia last week. Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes, and since the…

The Early Warning and Reporting System (EWARS) Highlights AGE: 343 cases of AGE are reported this week. The majority of these cases are from Kanchanpur (31 cases), Kathmandu (26 cases), Bhaktapur (20 cases), Surkhet (19 cases) and Achham (19…

AT A GLANCE Countries: Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Myanmar Risks: River floods, urban floods, earthquakes, tropical storms, cyclones, landslides Area of Engagement: Promoting resilience to climate change; Strengthening hydromet services and early warning systems; Deepening financial protection In…

Anne-Cecilia Kjaer, nurse activity manager for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Libya, gave the following account of treating survivors of yesterday's deadly shipwreck in the central Mediterranean. We received a call yesterday morning that there…