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From stories of animal rescues to people refusing to abandon their animals in an evacuation or returning to save them afterwards, media reports abound about owners risking their lives for their pets in disasters.

We’d like to introduce you to the Learning Platform, a collaborative, user-led, growing evidence base where humanitarian practitioners at the local

In recognition of the international day for disaster risk reduction #IDDR2017, UNDP is pleased to offer this blog, providing a valuable insight into

With the arrival of the monsoon clouds, the torrential downpour resulted massive flooding in Nepal, and the southern belts of Terai region suffered

Liben zone is an arid region in the southeast of Ethiopia regularly hit by severe droughts. In 2012 and 2013 in the Dhekasuftu district alone more

Indigenous people in northern Saskatchewan are leading efforts in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) work to respond to natural hazards in their

According to the EM-DAT database 0.7 million people were killed, 1.7 billion were affected (nearly 30% of the world population) and total assets of US

The August 2017 flooding across Bangladesh, India and Nepal is a disaster on a major scale, causing more than 1,500 deaths and affecting at least 41

There is no ‘out of the box’ template for effective evacuation planning. The experience of a disaster event is unique to each community, and affects

The Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership (WCSSP) programme is one of the initiatives, supported by UK Government, designed to tackle the challenges posed by severe weather and our changing climate.