Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Natural Disasters
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Managing risks for safer built environment in Malawi: building regulatory capacity assessment
In a rapidly urbanising world, Malawi remains one of the least urbanised countries in Africa. Approximately 16.7 percent of Malawi’s population live in urban areas. Nevertheless, the country is urbanising
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Schemes for Farmers Affected by Natural Calamities, 28/06/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Schemes for Farmers Affected by Natural Calamities, 28/06/2019. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is concerned with providing relief under
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Worsening Drought Situation in the Country, 28/06/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Worsening Drought Situation in the Country, 28/06/2019. As per Second India Meteorological Department (IMD) Long Range Forecast, released on 31.05.2019, rainfall over
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Gujarat braces for Cyclone Vayu, 2.15 lakh people evacuated
Around three lakh people were being shifted to safer places from Kutch, Morbi, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Devbhoomi-Dwarka, Porbandar, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir-Somnath districts, which are expected to
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Cyclone in Gujarat triggers a heatwave in Andhra Pradesh
People in at least 18 stations across Andhra Pradesh reported heatwave and severe heatwave conditions on Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department. The A.P. Weather Forecasting
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Heatwave conditions to continue for 2 more days, subside gradually: IMD
Large parts of the country witnessed severe heatwave over the last week with temperatures even reaching 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan Heatwave conditions are likely to continue over north Indian
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Making Cities Resilient report 2019: A snapshot of how local governments progress in reducing disaster risks in alignment with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
During 2017-2018, 214 cities/municipalities from Asia (88), the Americas (50), Sub-Saharan Africa (50), and Arab States (26) conducted the preliminary level assessment of the Disaster Resilience Scorecard
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Making Cities Resilient report 2019: A snapshot of how local governments progress in reducing disaster risks in alignment with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
During 2017-2018, 214 cities/municipalities from Asia (88), the Americas (50), Sub-Saharan Africa (50), and Arab States (26) conducted the preliminary level assessment of the Disaster Resilience Scorecard
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Stronger power: improving power sector resilience to natural hazards
This paper, prepared as a sectoral note for the Lifelines report on infrastructure resilience, investigates the vulnerability of the power system to natural hazards and climate change, and provides recommendations
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The growth impact of disasters in developing Asia
This paper estimates the growth impact of disasters, with a focus on developing Asia and its subregions. It finds that severe disasters slow down annual growth in the Pacific island countries by between