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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsThis Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY18. It provides an overview of grant making activities in six regions and across GFDRR’s eight targeted areas of engagement, and a section of Special Features explores various areas of work in greater depth. The report also provides information on the Facility’s financial health. O…
While some families have moved to safer ground, young people feel left behind in areas increasingly prone to deadly landslides
By Sophie Mbugua in Karongi
The night of 6 May, 2018 is engraved in Sebahire Leonidasi’s memory. The rain started about 8pm. A rumbling sound woke his family up two hours later.
“I first thought it was thunderstorm…
This paper explores the impacts from climate change and associated sea level rise on human health and livelihoods. Small islands states, particularly in the Pacific, are on the front line of these impacts, and this paper identifies fisheries as key sources of government revenue and economic livelihoods in Pacific Island Countries that are at risk. The g…
The ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR) is important for several reasons. Firstly, until this point there has been no authoritative publication that provides risk profile information specifically regarding the ASEAN region. Secondly, with an ever-growing body of accumulated knowledge and information on disaster in the region, there…
Prone to typhoons, floods, and earthquakes, Japan has developed unique skills in coping with natural disasters. With deep expertise in everything from physical infrastructure to rapid recovery, the country has made disaster-proofing into an exact science.
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Tokyo has taken active steps to reduce flood risk. As the city’s population grew in the twent…
By Amy Yee
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The human toll of natural disasters is expected to increase as Africa’s population swells, especially in cities, leaving denser communities vulnerable to widespread destruction.
“Urbanization is a major driver of risk on this continent,” said Michel Matera, senior urban specialist at the World Bank based in Maputo, the capital.…