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Flooding in Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless in a city of one million still recovering from years of conflict.
The New Humanitarian
Flooding in the Central African Republic leaves nearly 30,000 without homes, forcing the government to appeal for resources and emergency relief.
Ventures Africa

This is the third edition of the Suffering in Silence report. The aim of this report is to highlight those humanitarian crises in 2018 that, though large, have received little public attention. In the final section, it also addresses the question of how

A new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reveals that internal displacement could globally cost U.S. $13 billion per year. Analysing the impacts on multiple sectors and eight countries, the report finds that the highest financial burdens come from lost income, support to housing and healthcare.
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

This report presents estimates of the financial impact of major displacement crises in eight countries: the Central African Republic, Haiti, Libya, the Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen. Of these countries, Haiti, the Philippines and

This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues across three Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo (ROC) and Central African Republic (CAR). This

This report reviews the availability of data in Central African Republic to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

In June 2015, floods caused by heavy rain in Douala, Cameroon’s economic capital, killed at least four people, displaced some 2,000 people and destroyed the homes and businesses of thousands of others (Photo: Sylvestre Tetchiada/IRIN)
Collective action by regional organisations is a key means to help countries reduce their risk of disasters, and the Economic Community of Central African States is stepping up its efforts to rein in the impact of hazards amid rising pressure from climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

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