UN support to the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience

The report found that in next 20 years, climate change may lead to heavier rains over Lake Turkana, which would raise water levels in the lake.

Water-related hazards dominate the list of disasters in terms of both the human and economic toll over the past 50 years, according to a comprehensive analysis by the WMO.

A new study on regional disaster impacts in Europe and Central Asia finds households in the poorest income group experience higher loss levels.

This report explores the links between disaster impacts and poverty levels in select countries in the Europe and Central Asia region. When a disaster strikes, it not only affects households’ physical assets, but also their income levels and ability to

This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and projected changes in key climate parameters, sector

Heavy rainfall has triggered devastating floods in Western Europe. Scandinavia is enduring a heatwave and smoke plumes from Siberia have affected air quality in Alaska.

The IDA-supported Flood Emergency Project focused on protecting local communities by upgrading a 70km flood embankment along the Logone River and 27km of the Maga dam.

This manual provides a practical, pragmatic guide for public health and allied professionals for the investigation of clusters and outbreaks in which a noncommunicable cause (in particular a chemical substance) is considered a distinct possibility. It