Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
- This issue brief addresses opportunities and challenges associated with utilizing forecast-based financing (FbF) to support anticipatory humanitarian action in the context of disaster displacement. It includes recommendations to governments, UN agencies, NGOs, the IFRC and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, civil society and donors, as well...
- New report identifies several opportunities for change, including the need for a long-term plan for building community emergency management capability.
- Deaf people are highly vulnerable to disaster risk but tend to be excluded from programs aimed at boosting preparedness and resilience, new research has found.
- The World Bank and LFF endorsed a US$55 million work plan on key recovery projects on social needs, environment, cultural and building businesses back better in Beirut.
- The virulence of the second wave in India seems related to a confluence of factors: government complacency; a new variant; and some very large and unregulated events.
- It is crucial the country continues to invest in and apply new technologies like spatial data and remote sensing for future post-disaster assessment.
- The need for a Post-Disaster Recovery framework has never been more critical in the face of increased risk and threats we are facing due to natural disasters.
- People have experienced confusion about mask-wearing, physical distancing, travel, remote work, financial assistance measures and more.
- Cooling our streets, reducing air pollution and improving our wellbeing, nature can provide a host of solutions to the issues facing our cities.
- The WMO has joined with the IFRC the ITU to issue a joint Call to Action to improve availability and use of standardized emergency alerts.