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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Dal lake partially freezes as cold wave intensifies in J&K
The upward trend in the mercury marked a dip on Monday when the night temperature settled at 5.3 degrees Celsius, down from the previous night's 6.7 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological department (Met) spokesperson
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Indonesia tsunami: Rescuers use drones as dozens still missing
Rescuers in Indonesia are using drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors after a powerful tsunami devastated the shorelines of the islands of Java and Sumatra and killed more than 400 people. Military
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Indonesia tsunami death toll soars, thousands homeless
At least 429 people have died in Saturday's tsunami, while at least 128 are still missing. The death toll from the tsunami that hit Indonesian islands without warning on Saturday night has passed 400
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Multi-hazard risks in New York City
<p>Megacities are predominantly concentrated along coastlines, making them exposed to a diverse mix of natural hazards.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/NewYork_City_Hazards.pdf"
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Drought Prone Areas, 18/12/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Drought Prone Areas, 18/12/2018. During 2018-19 the State Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan have submitted Memorandums
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Loss Due to Natural Disasters, 18/12/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Loss Due to Natural Disasters, 18/12/2018. Various parts of in the country have been affected by natural calamities including earthquake, cyclone and floods in the recent
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Loss Due to Flood and Thunderstorm, 11/12/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Loss Due to Flood and Thunderstorm, 11/12/2018. State-wise details of the losses of lives, property and loss of crops due to floods and thunderstorm during the current year,
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Extreme weather and poverty risk: evidence from multiple shocks in Mozambique
This paper investigates the effects of multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique, as well as some of the coping responses and price mechanisms at play. The analysis employs a triple-difference
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INFORM report 2019: shared evidence for managing crises and disasters
In 2013 INFORM started to develop and publish a Global Crisis Risk Index. Since that time, INFORM has become a multi-stakeholder forum for developing shared analysis to help to manage humanitarian crises
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InsuResilience 2018 report: working toward a climate-resilient future
In this first Annual Report, the InsuResilience Global Partnership for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance highlights the initiatives that the different actors worked on towards the Partnership’s