National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
This seismic risk profile of Guinea-Bissau, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Cover
This report shares inspiring stories of epidemics that didn’t happen, or whose impact was lessened, because of careful planning and swift strategic action.
WFP Critical Corporate Initiative - Climate response analysis for adaptation Guinea-Bissau
WFP and partners have undertaken an analysis of climate risks in Guinea-Bissau and recommended programmes to address identified risks.
guidance note on use of risk profiles cover

In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research developed

Guinea-Bissau cover page

This report analyses public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) mainstreaming in Guinea-Bissau, as part of UNDRR’s programme “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities”. It

This country risk profile for Guinea Bissau provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

This paper analyses flows of climate finance to Cape Verde, the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, the Maldives, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the Seychelles. This report highlights important trends in the allocation of climate finance across the region

This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information

View more Knowledge Base entries

Further DRR country-level resources

IRP resources on Guinea-Bissau
The International Recovery Platform strengthens knowledge and information on building back better in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

Explore the Knowledge Base

PreventionWeb's knowledge base contains more than 75,000 entries and is updated daily.

Bookshelves in a library.
Type of content
Explore all updates by their type: news, publications, resource guides and more.
Thai people making sandbags to prevent flooding during the monsoon season in Bangkok, Thailand
Themes
Explore by the DRR theme: Human, economic, governance, science, environment and more.
Different symbols of hazards and disasters.
Hazards
Explore by the hazard type: floods, heat, landslides, drought and more.
Airplane from above
Resource guides
Keep up to date with various DRR topics and emerging trends.

Is this page useful?

Yes No Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).