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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsRangu Debi, 70, lives on Monpura, an isolated island of Bhola district in Bangladesh, surrounded by Meghna River. A widow with six children, she has seen many cyclones and floods in her lifetime, some of them catastrophic. Fifty years ago, Cyclone Bhola’s flood waters took everything from her, including one of her daughters. Since then she has been livi…
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Asia is conducting this webinar to discuss best practices to accelerate sustainable and green recovery including opportunities for local resilience actions that support national climate commitments and long-term climate strategies especially in South Asian cities as well as ways to strengthe…
By Dr Buddika Kapuarachchi
Getting back on track
The world is struggling to get back on track after the severe effects of COVID-19. Almost 10 months down the line, most countries are still grappling with managing the spread of the disease while the rest, like Sri Lanka, are dealing with the grave economic and social consequences that the pandemic brou…
Resilient infrastructure protects people during disasters and enables communities to recover quickly in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
Two examples from Vanuatu during and after Tropical Cyclone Harold – a Category 5 storm – illustrate the point powerfully.
During the devastating storm, the two classrooms of Balon School on the island of Santo…
United Nations Environment Programme's Joyce Msuya is featured in this video airing on France 24 on COVID-19 recovery in Africa, talking about the importance of building back better after Coronavirus.
More information: https://www.unenvironment.org/covid-19-updates