Rapports

Bhutan’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Bhutan confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 6, 2020. A nationwide lockdown was announced with immediate effect to contain the community spread of the virus. The RGoB…

Bangladesh’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Bangladesh reported the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 on March 8, 2020. On March 23, 2020, the government declared a general holiday from March 26 to May 30, 2020,…

Afghanistan’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Afghanistan reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on February 24, 2020 in Herat province. As the infection spread in March, the government progressively tightened containment measures, by introducing screening…

Highlights 269450 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 264137 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Acute Gastro-Enteritis (AGE) is the leading cause of morbidity in week 2. Note: This…

Brief Summary The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses and ranks to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of climate related extreme weather events (storms, floods, heatwaves etc.). The most recent data available…

Abstract Vietnam is exposed to different types of floods that cause severe economic losses, damage to infrastructure, and loss of life. Reliable information on the drivers, patterns and dynamics of flood risk is crucial for the identification,…

By Mariana Simões, Regional Technical Specialist on Climate Change Adaptation (Tw: @MarianaSim0es) and Mashida Rashid, Public Health Specialist, UNDP (Tw: @MashidaRashid) It is hard to believe that in a few short months, it will be a year…

Highlights 267322 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 261,444 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Papua New Guinea, in partnership with the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), continues to drive national climate action for remote communities. The Building Resilience to Climate Change (BRCC) team…

Highlights 264780 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 258441 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…