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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Unseasonal rain, hail hit wheat crop in parts of Haryana
Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Om Prakash Dhankar said the government has sought report from all deputy commissioners about the estimated loss to the crop. Unseasonal rains have caused
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Namibia: Floods Hit the North
Oshakati — Soon after communities in the northern part of the country were warned by the Namibia Hydrological Services to prepare for the seasonal floods from Angola, the floods, locally known as efundja,
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Nigeria: Rain Wreaks Havoc in Ilorin
Ilorin — Valuable public and private facilities were yesterday destroyed by a stormy rainfall in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Major installations at the Kwara State Stadium Complex were damaged
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Heavy rains wreak havoc on northern Tanzania
Over 1,000 passengers were stranded in Tanzania's northern region on Wednesday for about five hours after rain water flooded a key bridge, authorities have said. Onesmo Buswelu, Siha District Commissioner,
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Mindanao in Philippines: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties
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Two hundred eleventh report on 'the cyclone Ockhi- its impact on fishermen and damage caused by it
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, present this Two Hundred Eleventh Report on 'The Cyclone Ockhi - Its Impact on Fishermen and Damage Caused by it '. A very severe
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Assessing coping strategies in response to drought: A micro level study in the north-west region of Bangladesh
<p>Drought is an extreme and frequent event in the north-west region of Bangladesh and it adversely affects the livelihood of the farming community. Identifying the coping strategies that farmers use in
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Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2017: a year of record-breaking losses
At USD 144 billion, the insured losses from natural and man-made disasters worldwide in 2017 were the highest ever recorded in a single year. The main driver of the high insured losses was an active hurricane
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Economic and fiscal impacts of disasters in the Pacific
Climate change and natural disasters can have lasting consequences on livelihoods, economies, and fiscal balances—spanning immediate reconstruction costs and fiscal shocks to long-term halts in tourism
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Disaster management research roadmap for the ASEAN region
This disaster management research roadmap for the ASEAN region was created in the hopes that it will guide the process of achieving the goal of becoming a global leader on disaster risk management (DRM)