Fragility and conflict

Many of the world's 70,000+ dams are at a higher risk of failure amid aging and the increasing severity of extreme weather. In conflict zones, where maintenance may be absent, there is an increased risk of further collapses, with catastrophic impacts.

The aim of the paper is to address the major development challenges faced by low- and middle-income geographies affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), which hinder efforts to alleviate extreme poverty and promote equity.

Discover how climate change is widening inequalities among rural poor, women, and youth, and explore actionable solutions to protect the most vulnerable in this FAO report.

This report examines the impact of climate change on each of NATO’s operating domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber – as well as on NATO’s missions and operations, and resilience and civil preparedness.

The paper highlights the interconnection between disaster risks and fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) situations, emphasizing that by 2030, up to two-thirds of the global extreme poor may reside in FCV environments.

As soaring temperatures make life in Gaza more unbearable, aid agencies are having to factor climate change into their relief plans

This policy brief is drawn from a study which explores the dynamics related to water, fragility, and social exclusion that should inform the development or rehabilitation of rural water supply services in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia.

This study aims to contribute to GFDRR's overarching objective: to help low- and middle income countries understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.