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Exceptional flash floods have hit Timor-Leste’s capital city, Dili, along with other major population centres including Viqueque. The floods have already reportedly claimed over 27 lives, with many areas remaining under water. Approximately 1,500 families in Dili…

Highlights 277944 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 273240 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Acute Gastro-Enteritis (AGE) is the leading cause of morbidity in week 12. Note: This…

Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International Mine Awareness Day, she shares her story. More than three decades…

Summary Adaptation to and resilience against the impacts of climate change are urgent and growing priorities around the world as levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to increase. Impacts such as sea level rise and…

Executive summary The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises 10 Member States (AMS) with very diverse economies: two are high income (Brunei Darussalam and Singapore), two are upper-middle income (Malaysia and Thailand), and the remaining six…

Executive Summary Introduction The complementarity of social protection and disaster risk management (DRM) is increasingly acknowledged by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as reflected in recent agreements and declarations concerning both subjects. This is in line…

Increasing resilience to climate change impacts in marine and coastal areas along the Gulf of Thailand *Bangkok, 30 March 2021 *- Over 80 participants representing the Thai government, academia, non-governmental organisations and the private sector convened at…

Highlights 276839 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 272518 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Acute Gastro-Enteritis (AGE) is the leading cause of morbidity in week 11. Note: This…

ACAPS Global Risk Analysis outlines a number of key contexts where a notable deterioration may occur within the next six months, leading to a spike in humanitarian needs WHAT IS A RISK? Risk is a function of probability…

OVERVIEW Forced displacement related to disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change, poses some of the biggest human rights, humanitarian and development challenges facing States and the international community in the 21st century. Each year, millions…