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Woldehanna K. Woldeamanuel, Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid

Liben zone is an arid region in the southeast of Ethiopia regularly hit by severe droughts. In 2012 and 2013 in the Dhekasuftu district alone more

Tina Pelletier, Prince Albert Grand Council

Indigenous people in northern Saskatchewan are leading efforts in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) work to respond to natural hazards in their

Huong Ha, Singapore University of Social Sciences

According to the EM-DAT database 0.7 million people were killed, 1.7 billion were affected (nearly 30% of the world population) and total assets of US

Jessica Cooke, Resilience and Climate Change Policy Officer, Plan International

The August 2017 flooding across Bangladesh, India and Nepal is a disaster on a major scale, causing more than 1,500 deaths and affecting at least 41

Amanda Lamont, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

There is no ‘out of the box’ template for effective evacuation planning. The experience of a disaster event is unique to each community, and affects

Kirstine Dale, Head , Met Office
The Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership (WCSSP) programme is one of the initiatives, supported by UK Government, designed to tackle the challenges posed by severe weather and our changing climate.
Stéphane Hallegatte, Lead Economist, World Bank, the

In his “The People of the Abyss,” novelist Jack London describes in grim detail a devastating storm that rocked London in the early 20th century

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, World Bank Group
The last few weeks have been a stark reminder the how natural disasters can undermine precious development progress in an instant.
Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, World Bank Group

Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity. In Africa alone, 90% of all disasters in recent decades have been driven by weather

Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett, University of Leicester

Many parts of South Asia are experiencing heavy floods due to extreme monsoon rains, and Bangladesh is no exception. About 8.5 million people have

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