News and announcements

'The [drought] season will come earlier and last longer than usual. This will leave the Sahel hugely reliant on food imports, which will have to be acquired at sky-high prices. This could spell disaster for millions of people whose food needs will rise as their purchasing power plummets'...

Practical Action's 'From Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R)' framework analyses the causes of vulnerability and how disaster risk reduction, climate change impacts, governance and livelihoods interact and affect resilient outcomes...

'The reality is that rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, loss of sea ice and changing precipitation patterns...are already affecting the species we care about, the services we value, and the places we call home. A national strategy will help us prepare and adapt'...

The gov launches the Programme for Accelerated Growth and Employment as the development blue print and strategy for the Gambia, 2012-2015, fully incorporating cross cutting issues of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation as development imperative and priority...

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Governor Central River Region, highlighted the importance of the training, adding that it will go a long way in reducing disasters in the country...

In her article for Capital, Katharine Jose addresses a very real danger the city may be facing as a result of environmental changes already well underway: Sea-level rise. 'You have to stop building more assets in a risky way in flood zones. Start with avoiding bad things for the future'...

A 15-day state of disaster is currently in effect in areas on the west coast of Fiji that have been ravaged by floods which began on 22 January. A flood watch is in place as periods of heavy rain are expected. All those living in flood-prone areas have been advised to evacuate and take with them food, water and a change of clothes. As of today, there are 21 active evacuation centres with a total of 1,333 evacuees.

'Compared to the size of Mizoram, outbreak of jungle fire is very high. We should be more careful and remain alert to prevent fire this year as Mizoram is currently experiencing a dry season for long time', warned chief minister Lal Thanhawla...