For years, the Sahara Desert has crept steadily toward communities in Kano State, Nigeria, drying up farmland and threatening livelihoods. Makoda village is holding it back with a wall of trees.

This report presents a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh and Nepal which tested whether providing cash within days of a flood leads to greater benefits than delivering the same assistance months later.

This report provides a summary of the outcomes from improvements to inland and coastal models used to quantify flood extents under extreme weather events and understand how flood protection is changed under hypothetical scenarios in the Cayman Islands.

The project now provides habitat for wildlife. It helps protect the coast from storms. And it breaks up waves so they don’t crash onto the road during high winds.

Over the past 3 years, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has funded an innovative approach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that helped stop Cholera outbreaks before they spiral---one that is proving both life saving and cost effective.

Odisha pursued a “zero casualty” model and created the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) in 2000, invested in cyclone shelters, early warning systems and a specialized disaster response force.