Resilience
World Refugee Day is celebrated across the globe amid record displacement of 70 million people
On June 20th, World Refugee Day is celebrated around the world to honour the...
Thousands of people participate in demonstrations to show support for climate change
This weekend, demonstrations took place in over 90 countries around the world to call...
How could a Global Disaster Database transform disaster resilience?
A new Global Disaster Database is hoping to use data from satellite imagery, geographic...
Disaster displacement can be decreased by improved risk management
Last year, 18.8 million people were displaced by extreme weather events such as floods,...
Mali set to improve its climate and hazard early warning systems
Mali has launched a new multi-hazard early warning system to strengthen resilience...
Green Climate Fund commits a further $80 million to climate change adaptation projects
The Green Climate Fund has approved over $80 million for three new climate change...
Belgium boost funding for WFP’s latest blockchain and drone innovations
The Government of Belgium has contributed €2 million to support the World Food...
UK Met Office committed to strengthening Asia’s resilience to climate change
The UK Met Office announced a new programme to strengthen climate change resilience...
Natural disasters caused $314 billion in 2017, the second most costly year on record
New research by EM-DAT's Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters...
Strong 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria resulted in tens of billions of dollars in damage...
Health concerns grow in Papua New Guinea following earthquake and aftershocks
WHO has raised concerns about the potential for disease earthquakes in Papua New Guinea...
Bhutan’s capital is the latest city to join UNISDR’s ‘Making Cities Resilient’ campaign
Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, is the newest member to join the United Nations Office...
Land degradation could threaten 700 million people by 2050
A recent report by the Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services...
Extreme weather and climate events caused more damage than ever before in 2017
The United Nations weather agency have reported that hurricanes, monsoons, floods...
Extreme weather is adversely impacting poor farmers, says FAO
A new report from the UN’s food agency has highlighted how an increased prevalence...
6 months on, how is the Caribbean recovering from hurricanes and Irma and Maria?
Between August and October 2017 the Caribbean suffered two of its worst hurricanes...
Resilience to climate change in Asia-Pacific depends on gender equality, says UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme have highlighted that for the Asia-Pacific...
Sweden increases its support for the economic empowerment of rural women
In 2014 the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the International...
Sri Lanka is hopeful a new pumping station will protect against flooding
At the start of 2018 work began in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to construct a large pumping...
Zambia launches a new $33 million sustainable livelihoods and forest protection programme
Climate change is causing more frequent and intense weather extremes in Zambia with...
Monsoon season poses a serious risk for Bangladesh’s refugee communities
Severe weather brought on by the monsoon season in Bangladesh poses a significant...
Which Oscars stars also play leading roles in aid and development?
With The 90th Academy Awards just a few weeks away Aid & International Development...
Smartphones are helping farmers in Latin America fight climate change
Thousands of smallholder farmers in Latin America are set to benefit from a new initiative...
WHO increases its efforts to reach malnourished children in South Sudan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 261,000 children living in...
$1.06 billion needed to protect 26 countries from famine
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation have launched a $1.06 billion...
New UN project set to benefit 14,000 Nepalese farmers
A new programme launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is set...
Wetlands are key to Disaster Risk Reduction
February 2nd marks World Wetlands Day which aims to raise awareness of the...
Somalia hopes to ensure that drought never turns to famine again
Somalia has launched a new humanitarian plan with the support of the United Nations that...
World Food Programme and FAO: Hunger in conflict stricken countries is intensifying
The latest bi annual report from the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agricultural...
Germany commits new funds to help Somalia recover from drought
The German government has announced it will commit €24.6m to support essential...
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