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Indonesia is amongst the countries in the world with the highest risk from environmental hazards and climate change impacts. Following the devastating

We often talk about communication and Early Warning Systems (EWS), the development of which normally moves in a top-down manner, from global to

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) coordinates Earth observations for a changing planet characterized by extreme weather events such as droughts

It is no longer business as usual. From major global businesses to SMEs to small local producers, economic losses from disasters are a growing threat

Disasters such as floods, earthquakes and droughts, have a negative impact on a country’s economic growth, which in turn impacts the poorest and

For the first time in disaster risk reduction, the new global blueprint for reducing disaster risks – the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Today Bangladesh stands at a vital crossroads in its development path. Having averaged a 6 percent economic growth in the past decade, the country

Six months after Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti, we know that it made the situation of women and girls even more precarious.

A Government-led

The Oroville Dam’s structural weakness and the forced evacuation of 200,000 people living in its shadow has seen renewed interest in President Trump’s