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Displaying 90 of about 156 resultsAbout Asian Disaster Preparedness Center:The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.…
Social media influencers urge followers to plant treesOvercrowded Dhaka has lost green spaces and water bodiesSaving mature trees and choosing the right types critical [...]The worst heatwave in seven decades is particularly unbearable in the capital Dhaka with temperatures reaching as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) in a crowded…
Human security takes a comprehensive human-centric approach where the individual, and their needs at various levels of personal, political, economic, food, health, environment, and community are the guiding factors of development and peace. This report attempts to capture the status of the human security situation in its seven dimensions, in the two mun…
This study aimed at obtaining baseline data for quantifying vulnerability of the households to flood risks in Karonga District in northern Malawi, specifically in Group Village Headman Matani Mwakasangila of Traditional Authority Kilupula. The study used cross-sectional survey, and data were collected using a structured questionnaire. This study applied…
Madagascar’s location and socio-economic conditions make it especially exposed to a wide range of interconnected hazards. These include, but are not limited to, floods, droughts and cyclones, which, because of climate change, are becoming more frequent and intense, often leaving trails of destruction in their wake. Many people in Madagascar were still r…
Purpose and objectivesAir pollution is one of the world’s largest environmental health threats. Nearly 90 per cent of the population of the Asia-Pacific region regularly breathe air considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be unsafe. Globally, more than 7 million premature deaths are attributed to air pollution, with the greatest number (two…
About the Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterThe Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacif…
A new 3-year project will reduce climate-fuelled flood risks and enhance the resilience of approximately 2.2 million people in three sub-Saharan African cities while promoting gender equality and social inclusion and strengthening biodiversity protection.The Scaling Urban Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) proj…
The ISF has signed a grant agreement to support the implementation of a parametric insurance to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers against climate change in Burkina Faso. The country frequently experiences droughts that significantly affect both crop and livestock production, posing severe economic challenges. The InsuResilience Solutions…
Saraj's career began with a deep passion during his studies at the Hydrometeorological University, where he harbored ambitions of contributing to the WMO-a dream he fulfilled after years of committed work with the Afghanistan Meteorological DepartmentHis journey led him to a pivotal role at the WMO, operationalizing the Flash flood Guidance System (FFGS…
The 10th International Conference on Building Resilience (ICBR) will be hosted by the Cell for Adaptation, Resilience, Security, and Humanitarian Assistance (CARSHA) and the Department of Architecture of the School of Architecture and Design at BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.This international conference series was established in 2008 and has become…
This study focuses on understanding these climate and environment-related risks in Lao PDR, its impact on the different sectors related to children and presents identified solutions or strategies.Lao PDR faces a dynamic range of threats distinct in nature, intensity and scale. Flooding, drought, storms and landslides are examples of climate-related even…
Fighting between armed gangs has utterly upended life in Haiti, making it even harder to cope with the tropical cyclones that are becoming more frequent and severe because of climate change.Major ports have been closed, cutting off key supplies of food, medicine and aid, and intensifying a humanitarian crisis that has plunged about five million people i…
About the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center:The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Paci…
This April and May, large regions of central Asia were hit by a series of storms resulting in heavy downpours and flash flooding.The worst affected country was Afghanistan, where 540 fatalities have been reported since March (WFP, 2024). In Pakistan, at least 124 people died in severe flooding in Pakistan in April (OCHA, 2024), while 18 people die…