News and announcements

'Knowledge about our weather, climate and water has made great strides in recent years and is fundamental to food security, disaster risk reduction, water management, energy supplies and health, to name but a few examples,' said World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Michel Jarraud...

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today urged people to think about how much water they will be responsible for using today on World Water Day.

The threat grows from rising water and sinking buildings. The Economist reports on the threat of climate change, rapid urbanization and the changes in zoning and planning that city governments must undertake to mitigate flood risk - even at a short-term cost to economic growth...

En un encuentro de alto nivel en la República Dominicana unas 250 expertas internacionales reflexionaron acerca del rol de la mujer profesional ante el desafío mundial de los fenómenos naturales...

'Climate related disasters are numerous, dangerous and costly. Social protection plays a critical role in buffering the negative impact caused by climate change,' said Tanzania Social Action Fund Chief Executive Officer Mr Mwarnanga...

Les frais liés aux dégâts d'un tremblement de terre pourraient être conséquents : en effet, la grande majorité des immeubles sur le territoire helvétique ne respectent pas les normes antisismiques récentes, selon bonus.ch...

Mayors and other representatives from some of Asia's largest cities are gathering for three days in Manila to focus on urban resilience across the disaster-prone region.

WHO/Europe has developed an e-atlas, which models the distribution of five natural hazards – seismic activity, floods, landslides, heat-waves and winds – and populations’ exposure to them in 32 countries of the European Region...