Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Natural Disasters
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Climate change might be a greater threat to women, but data absent
Natural disasters, which are expected to increase due to climate change, also render women and girls vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, particularly in contexts of pre-existing economically
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Zimbabwe: Compensate Cyclone Idai Victims- World Bank
Government must consider compensation for victims of the devastating tropical storm that wreaked havoc mainly in Manicaland's south-eastern district early this year, leaving over 400 people dead and tens
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Hundreds of thousands urged to flee as heavy rain hits southern Japan
Torrential rain pounded Japan’s southwestern major island of Kyushu on Monday, hitting 14 inches in 24 hours in one area and triggering landslides and highway closures, with more than 800,000 people urged
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Mumbai hit by heavy rainfall, triggers fears of floods
According to rainfall data released by the India Meteorological Department, the suburb of Malad West had received 301 mm of rain from 8.30 am until 7.30 pm on Monday. Late at night, residents of Malad,
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Nine dead, 564 hospitalised in this year’s heatwave in Maharashtra, says DHS data
Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Wardha, Akola, Yavatmal districts worst-affected The heatwave in Maharashtra killed nine people and affected 564 leading to their hospitalisations this year. While monsoon
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Heat wave breaks records in Europe
Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heat wave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy.
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The links between climate change, disasters, migration, and social resilience in Asia: a literature review
This paper draws reviews relevant literature on disasters and migration to present predicted impacts and likely trends on mobility, economic growth, and social resilience in Asia. Disasters are increasingly
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Early warning early action report on food security and agriculture (July-September 2019)
The Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides a quarterly forward-looking
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Early response and resilience investments: the case of drought in eastern Ethiopia in 2015–16
In 2014 the UK Department for International Development (DFID) shifted to a multi-year humanitarian funding (MYHF) approach. With the introduction of longer funding timeframes, it was anticipated that
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Fiscal transfers, natural calamities and partisan politics: evidence from India
Do some sub - national governments receive higher transfers from the Central Government than others? Which channels exist for the Central Government to practice partisan politics? Taking note of the significant