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Displaying 120 of about 173 resultsThe Horn of Africa, on the eastern coast of the continent, is currently being battered by an intense and sustained drought thanks to which around 20 million people are going hungry. And, given the ongoing armed conflict in the region – particularly in Somalia and Ethiopia – safely getting nutritious food to these hungr…
Every day in the town of Baroueli in south-central Mali, Radio Soumpou crackles with the weather for the coming days.But this is no ordinary forecast. Along with predictions for temperature, humidity and precipitation, broadcasters discuss historic rainfall patterns and the risk of the spread of a millet-wasting disease known as mildew.The forecast, whi…
As the impacts of climate change are increasingly felt across Africa, countries in the region are nevertheless leading on climate action and making the most of the climate solutions the continent has to offer.Governments’ climate commitments are key to peace and prosperity as well as to preserving Africa’s unique natural wonders. That includes the Nile…
GENEVA, 29 February 2012 - The March to May rainfall season in the Greater Horn of Africa is likely to result in "near normal to below normal rainfall" over much of the region, according to a statement today from the 30th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF30).
This rainfall outlook applies in particular to areas plagued by drought in…
GENEVA, 25 November 2011 - Despite the goal set at the Cancun climate talks last year to stabilize the global average temperature increase at 2°C, a forthcoming report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 'Environmental Outlook to 2050' warns that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to increase.
“The world is h…
GENEVA, 23 November 2011 - It was over three years in the making but after one final all-night negotiation in Kampala last Friday, the IPCC Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) was agreed by the member governments clearing the way for the publicat…
Geneva – Some 373 disasters killed over 296,800 people in 2010, affecting nearly 208 million others and costing nearly US$110 billion, according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).
The top two most lethal disasters -- the 12 January earthquake in Haiti, which killed over 222,500 people, as well as the Russian heat wave i…
GENEVA, 23 May 2013 - Details were announced today of the 2014 RISK Award -- "Disaster Emergency -- Resilience for the Most Vulnerable" and a call was made for applications for the Award which includes a grant of €100,000 for a project in disaster emergency planning which focuses on the most vulnerable. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2013.…
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An artificial intelligence-based chatbot used through an application called “Line” has been developed to enable immediate rapid reactions, before, during and after disasters in Eastern African including Rwanda under the support of UNESCO and Japanese experts according to officials.
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Aimé Adrien Nizeyimana, a Disaster Management Officer in…
Mainstream and modern communications channels are being used to provide millions of Ethiopian farmers with vital climate information and agro-advisory services.
Agricultural and food systems in Africa are at the mercy of global climate change and localized weather fluctuations. And smallholder farmers have long struggled to cope with these changes, oft…
Worsening cyclones resulting from climate change threaten the lives of millions throughout Mozambique. Now, a team of experts developed a new drone technology that's proven to be successful in averting large-scale humanitarian crises.
Summer used to bring a lot of joy for many rural communities in Mozambique, but of late, the rainy seasons have become…
UN Women, in partnership with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and with financial support from Innovation Norway, is implementing a Humanitarian Innovation Programme that aims at tackling the challenge of enhancing the Resilience to Disasters of Rural Women in Haiti, Liberia, Malawi, Mali and Senegal by leveraging the potential of mobil…
The ongoing coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented event in human history, requiring the scientific community to work as one to support societies during and beyond this global crisis. The pandemic impacts go well beyond the health sector including all the sectors threatening the failure of the entire system which may cause a social col…
The Bath Spa University (UK) 'Hazard, Risk and Disaster' Research Webinar Series 2020-2021, brings international speakers together with an audience to discuss the latest research, policy and practice, addressing DRR and climate change adaptation themes. This will be of interest to academic, government and NGO organisations.
When: Selected we…
Innovations in mapping technologies are unlocking data on risk and exposure identification in Africa's fastest growing cities. Cities across Africa are experiencing rapid demographic expansion. By 2050, it is estimated that an additional 950 million people will be joining the 451 million already living in these cities.This rapid expansion poses a signif…