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Displaying 6 of about 6 results- Geopolitical and societal risks dominate the World Economic Forum Global Risks 2015 report
- Interstate conflict with regional consequences is viewed as the number one global risk in terms of likelihood, with water crises ranking highest in terms of impact
- Experts rate environmental risks more prominently than economic ones
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GENEVA, 27 September 2011 – The head of the United Nation’s disaster risk reduction office, UNISDR, Margareta Wahlström, today strongly backed the NGO initiative “Never Again: A Charter to End Extreme Hunger.”
“The Horn of Africa crisis is a wake-up call for aid agencies, governments and donors alike. Given the collective experience of responding to dr…
Copenhagen - Seven children die of hunger every minute because they do not have access to treatment, but the impact of climate change on the drivers of undernutrition – food insecurity, health threats and water stress – could push up this number, the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) said at the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen (CO…
This paper conducts a global systematic review of post‐disaster outbreaks. Infectious disease outbreaks are increasingly recognised as events that exacerbate impacts or prolong recovery following disasters. Yet, our understanding of the frequency, geography, characteristics and risk factors of post‐disaster disease outbreaks globally is lackin…
This publications discusses the best practices, the lessons learned and the recommendations taken from Cordaid's community managed disaster risk reduction program (CMDRR) in South Sudan, aimed at building disaster resilient communities for multiple hazards. The program focuses on inter-intra community conflict, drought, flood and communicable diseases,…
Kathmandu – The monsoon season has started in Nepal, bringing not only torrential rains and triggering landslides, but a risk of water-borne diseases and worsened sanitation conditions that could bring more devastation to disaster-affected communities in Nepal, says child-rights humanitarian NGO, Plan International.
In such harsh conditions, it is ofte…