The climate crisis is upon us, and we are only just beginning to endure the consequences of the neglect we have shown to our planet. Melting ice caps, rising sea levels, the proliferation of extreme ...

Ecosystems play a pivotal role as a frontline defense against hazards, acting as a shield to prevent disasters and mitigate their impacts on communities, critical infrastructure, and essential ...

UNDERSTANDING how quickly storms strengthen and how fast they move as they approach land is crucial to reducing disaster risk ...

When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...

Warning ‘Delay Not an Option’, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Science-Based Action, Governance Systems to Reduce Disaster Risk, at Launch of Global Assessment Report The Under-Secretary-General for ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed readiness to explore risk financing as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of disasters. The Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar ...

Natural and man-made disasters have significant social, economic, and environmental impact. In 2015, the United Nations formally recognised, through the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ...

Following the progress of the COP15 biodiversity summit, it’s time to come together to fully leverage the power of nature to build a prosperous, disaster-resilient future, a new op-ed argues. “Working ...

The University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was awarded the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR ...

Dili, January 23, 2022 – The cost of recovery from the severe damage caused by Tropical Cyclone (TC) Seroja in Timor-Leste in April 2021 could exceed $420 million, but rebuilding offers the ...