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The impacts of climate change are escalating, compounded by urban expansion into fire-prone areas. Eight cutting-edge technologies have the potential to revolutionize wildfire risk reduction strategies.

These USAID-constructed schools served as epicenters of the recovery from the disaster. For the 17,000 people whose homes were destroyed during the floods, 59 of the schools were able to be used as temporary shelters.

Despite some of the successes in advancing early warning systems in Central Asia, there are persistent challenges that threaten their effectiveness in saving lives and livelihoods across the region.

Climate change is causing a dramatic increase in the frequency of temperature extremes and number of temperature records the UK experiences.

Jasper is the latest in a growing number of communities affected by wildfires. Twenty thousand people living in Yellowknife were evacuated from their homes for more than three weeks in 2023.

FAO and Argentina's agricultural agency Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) have engaged in a productive exchange of knowledge and experience in locust management and control.

New policy brief outlines six policy recommendations for governments to protect young children, particularly vulnerable to the health effects of heat stress.

Adaptation strategies demand a convergence of diverse approaches ranging from economic incentives and robust policy frameworks to locally driven interventions.

As Canada deals with wildfire problems, Canadian governments are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on more and better firefighting equipment, increased personnel, fire-tracking satellites and improving community readiness.

Indian regulatory codes are largely advisory when it comes to dealing with heat, ignoring humidity altogether, placing millions in danger during heatwaves and monsoons