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
-
Maharashtra among 5 states warned of ‘flash floods’ by Centre
IMD indicates that 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' is likely at a few places and at isolated places over Konkan, Goa from June 7-12 New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday warned Kerala, Karnataka,
-
Kenya's capital efforts to reduce flooding problems
When heavy rains hit Kenya's capital in March, Penina Mueni's three sewing machines went underwater. The tailor, who repairs clothes in southern Nairobi's Makuru kwa Reuben slum, hadn't had problems
-
Kenya: Floods Force Pupils at Nyeri Good Shepherd Academy to Miss Classes
Nyeri — Four hundred and fifty pupils from Nyeri Good Shepherd Academy were forced to stay away from their classrooms after the school was flooded due to heavy rains Tuesday evening. The sections that
-
Kenya sets aside $50 million for drought, floods response
Kenya has set aside $50 million in the next financial year, starting July, to mitigate the effects of drought and floods that are now considered national disasters. “It is evident that when drought
-
Heavy rain kills two people in Southern Unity state
Heavy rain killed at least two people in Nyal, a county in Southern Unity state, while hundreds have also been left homeless. Koang Riek, an eyewitness, said rain started on Sunday till Monday morning.
-
'Water is life': Ivory Coast city struggles with crippling drought
"All that comes out of the tap right now is cockroaches," said Honorine Babalou, a 20-year-old textile worker. In Bouake, Ivory Coast's second city, the regular water supply trickled to a halt three
-
The road to recovery: the role of poverty in the exposure, vulnerability and resilience to floods in Accra
In June 2015, about 53,000 people were affected by unusually severe floods in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. The real impact of such a disaster is a product of exposure ("Who was affected?"),
-
Extreme weather events: How hard lessons strengthen resilience against the next big event
This document describes Zurich's Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) methodology to illustrate how strikingly similar challenges are faced by risk managers regardless of where they operate or the particular
-
Improving lead time for tropical cyclone forecasting: review of operational practices and implications for Bangladesh
The main objectives of this report are to: assess the current state-of-the-art tools and operational practices in tropical cyclone and storm surge forecasting, assess existing operational practices at
-
National Environment Statistics Report, 2017: Tanzania Mainland
The effects of climate change is starting to be experienced in Tanzania following the decrease of monthly total rainfall between 2012-2016 when compared with monthly long term mean rainfall during 1981-2010.