Reports

Islamabad, Pakistan, January 22, 2023 — Six months since extreme flooding submerged one third of Pakistan, 5 million people remain living in flooded areas, while food insecurity and malnutrition across the country has intensified. The IRC is…

DONALD R ROTHWELL Small island states are now adopting a determined strategy of “lawfare” to bring attention to environmental threats. The call for a global response to the impact of climate change and especially the threats posed by…

Following a number of years of investment in building disaster risk financing systems in various countries, Start Ready’s first pool went live in May 2022 with capital from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Margaret…

INTRODUCTION Improved capacity and understanding in national efforts to mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) into provincial policies and programs is pivotal to realize sustainable and climate resilient communities. With delegation of authority to Provincial Assemblies…

BACKGROUND The ‘Promoting Action for Disaster Risk Governance and Working to Achieve Preparedness for Risk Reduction through Technical Assistance in Nepal’ – PARIWARTAN project funded by United States Agency for International Development/Bureau for Humanitarian Affairs (USAID/BHA) officially…

INTRODUCTION The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 lists media as a stakeholder with active and inclusive role at local levels in contributing to public awareness, disseminating the information, and influencing public opinion and…

BACKGROUND The project "Promoting Action for Disaster Risk Governance and Working to Achieve Preparedness for Risk Reduction through Technical Assistance in Nepal" (PARIWARTAN), funded by United States Agency for International Development/ Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA), officially…

SG/SM/21650 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the International Conference on a Climate Resilient Pakistan, in Geneva today: Thank you all for gathering in solidarity with the people of Pakistan. For decades, I have been privileged to…

Humanity is on the move. Driven from their rural homes by conflict and climate change, people are heading to the cities in a mass migration that is changing the landscape of poverty. Today the world’s most vulnerable children aren’t…

This is an update of the Afghanistan risk overview published in September 2022. Risk 1 A drastic decrease in purchasing power Imports and exports remain stable, with no increases in domestic prices since September. While sanctions remain, efforts to mitigate…