Informes

CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW On 20 July 2024, Typhoon Prapiroon (Butchoy) brought heavy rains to several of the Philippines’ municipalities, marking the beginning of the southwest monsoon (Habagat), followed by the more devastating ‘super’ Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) on…

Severe flooding triggered by monsoon rains in Bangladesh has left millions of children in need of humanitarian assistance. Around 4.9 million people have been stranded and 18 have died due to floods triggered by excessive rainfall and…

Islamabad, 23 August 2024 — Supported by the Government of Japan and in partnership with the Economic Affairs Division and PDMAs in Sindh and Balochistan, UNDP has jointly conducted a closing ceremony to commemorate the successful…

Can you imagine being caught out at sea in a fishing boat when a storm hits – let alone a cyclone, surge, or a tsunami? That is the very real risk faced by the men working…

Executive Summary Background and Context From January 2021 to March 2024, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), with technical support from the British Red Cross (BRC) and financial support from the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office…

21 August 2024 — The Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA) has launched an ambitious series of pilot projects testing tools that can enhance policy and decision-makers’ capacity to respond to complex, interconnected risks, such as…

In a significant milestone for climate action in the Pacific, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) has officially handed over the management of the Regional Pacific NDC Hub to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)…

AUGUST 19, 2024, BANGKOK/MANILA — On World Humanitarian Day, UNICEF and the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), the country’s major private sector coordinator for disaster management, launched a first-of-its-kind partnership to improve child-centered disaster risk management…

Oxfam in Timor-Leste has released a report analyzing the climate change policies in Timor-Leste with a focus on transparency, accountability, and inclusivity. The report highlights the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, particularly women…

By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 9 2024 (IPS) - The over 20 million residents of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, in Sindh province in particular, have been experiencing brutal heat since May. But they are not…