Reports

Widespread landslides triggered by heavy rain occurred in Shyanja District (Gandaki Pradesh Province) and Palpa District (Province No. 5) over the last few days, resulting in casualties and damage. According to the Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Portal,…

26 August 2020, Dili -- As Timor-Leste continues to experience unpredictable weather patterns and the impacts of more intense wet seasons and longer dry seasons, government representatives from the Secretary of State for Environment, Ministries of…

Highlights • 64122 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed so far in Nepal, of which 46233 cases have been discharged from the hospital. • Of the reported cases, Acute Gastro-Enteritis (AGE) was the leading cause of…

Overview At its most fundamental level, managing risks is, at its core, about noticing and confronting the gap between what is and what could be. Humor is also about noticing, confronting, and in particular, highlighting this gap.…

Highlights 54159 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed so far in Nepal, of which 38697 cases have been discharged from the hospital. Of the reported cases, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection was the leading cause of morbidity…

Bangladesh is ranked as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and flood is a recurrent disaster that affects the country almost every year. The intensity of flood damages increased in many parts of…

Start members and their partners should consider acting on developing risks through the Start Fund Crisis Anticipation. Click HERE for more information on Start Fund Crisis Anticipation. Click HERE for an anticipation alert note template. Click HERE for…

By Mathijs van Ledden, Tran Thanh Tung, Dzung Huy Nguyen and Long Thanh Nguyen Abstract This paper provides a high-level assessment of Vietnam’s sea dike system and its prescribed dike safety standards. The assessment estimates that 65 percent of…

By Johannes Braese, Sophie Anne de Vries Robbé and Jun Rentschler Abstract This paper presents a multisectoral risk assessment, analyzing natural risks faced by key drivers of socioeconomic development in coastal Vietnam. The analysis quantifies the exposure of…

Highlights 46257 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed so far in Nepal, of which 28941 cases have been discharged from the hospital. Of the reported cases, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection was the leading cause of morbidity…