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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsOn 8 November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. Vicious winds reached 315 kilometres per hour, laying waste to houses and tearing up trees. Tsunami-like storm surges inundated coastal settlements. More than 6,300 people lost their lives, and four million people were displaced, many of them permanently. The storm – which was…
[...]In the month since Otis struck, residents of Cerrito de Oro, and across Coyuca de Benítez – in Ejido Viejo, San Isidro, Yetla, El Bodornal, and other towns – have been left wondering why help has failed to come, perpetuating a history of poverty and neglect.[...]The amount of debris the hurricane left behind, the uncollected trash accumulating in t…
VIDEO ON-DEMANDEvent Description As we enter into the second half of Sendai Framework (SF) implementation, the balance of progress and persistent challenges has been mapped by the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework (MTR SF). While many countries have made notable strides in implementation, the MTR SF found the SF is not on a path to meet its e…
Sofala, Mozambique- More than three years after cyclone Idai and Keneth hit Mozambique in 2019, much of the country is still trying to recover. An example of such recovery taking place is being witnessed in the lower Beira corridor, in Sofala Province, along the Busi and Pungue river basins.
As the area is among the most affected areas and suffe…
Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, was a Category 5 storm that resulted in more than 5000 deaths and far more than 15 000 injured in Leyte Province, the worst hit region.I became familiar with the post-disaster situation in the Philippines in 2016 through my research at SEI, exploring recovery efforts in the region, in the joint context of d…
The PDNA presents a comprehensive report that assesses the cumulative impacts of Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Malawi and its vulnerable populations. In early March 2023, Malawi experienced one of the worst tropical cyclones on record. Tropical Cyclone Freddy developed in the Western Indian Ocean and moved eastwards, influencing torrential rains over the s…
Twenty-five years ago, in 1998, Hurricane Mitch swept through Central America. Over 10,000 people were killed in mudslides and floods. Honduras and Nicaragua bore the brunt of the hurricane's fury, suffering economic losses amounting to USD 7 billion.Christoph Graf, who served as the head of the Swiss cooperation office in Managua from 1998 to 2000…
Thousands of people have been greatly affected by the recent Category 5 Cyclone Lola in Vanuatu. Making landfall on 26 October 2023, the cyclone has left a path of destruction with damage to houses, schools, infrastructure, plantations, and roads – making some of the most affected communities currently inacce…