Latest additions to the knowledge base

The latest additions to the PreventionWeb knowledge base. New content is monitored and added on a daily basis. Filter your search results by year, content type, location, theme and hazard, or explore further sections of the knowledge base.

More filters
In a country raged by nine years of conflict, where 4.5 million people have become displaced, the definition of home varies significantly. For Faiz, home is where his family is.
International Organization for Migration
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
This seismic risk profile of Yemen, 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 and source: Yemen Family Care Association
This Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA) report highlight the climate-related hazards and their impacts on different sectors such as water, agriculture, coastal areas, livelihoods, and food security, and their effects on vulnerable groups.
Cover and source: World Bank
This profile aims to explore the climate risks that the Republic of Yemen faces. Yemen is projected to experience more extreme heat and extreme precipitation events under current climate models.
Cover
This report presents an assessment of multiple risks in Yemen based on the ESCWA Arab Risk Monitor, which measures vulnerability and resilience to shocks in the Arab world, exploring the issues that shape risks of conflict, crisis and instability.
Young woman and a child sitting at a market in Mauritania
This article presents 10 countries researchers have identified as most at risk of climate disaster. The IRC and WRI analyzed where climate crises are likely to occur and whether affected countries have the capacity to respond in vulnerable communities.
International Rescue Committee
Cover- Yemen VNR MTR
Yemen's Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).
From droughts and water shortages to depletion of clean water, Yemen is experiencing grave climate change impacts.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - Headquarters

Can't find what you're looking for?

Understanding risk basics

PreventionWeb offers explainers that cover the basic concepts of risk.

Risk reduction how-to

How can you help others reduce disaster risk?

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).