Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia has managed to successfully tackle the drought threat it is facing, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC). NDRMC Commissioner Mitiku Kassa told The Ethiopian Herald that the preliminary survey carried out to assess the extent of the drought by establishing command post has minimized …
When heavy rains hit Kenya's capital in March, Penina Mueni's three sewing machines went underwater. The tailor, who repairs clothes in southern Nairobi's Makuru kwa Reuben slum, hadn't had problems with flooding earlier. But as climate change brings more intense rains, it is threatening her business. “Right now I don’t …
Kenya has set aside $50 million in the next financial year, starting July, to mitigate the effects of drought and floods that are now considered national disasters. “It is evident that when drought and floods occur, they typically set in motion a complex chain of events that disrupt family livelihoods, …
In June 2015, about 53,000 people were affected by unusually severe floods in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. The real impact of such a disaster is a product of exposure ("Who was affected?"), vulnerability ("How much did the affected households lose?"), and socioeconomic resilience ("What was their ability to …
In Malawi, the impact of extreme weather events has significantly contributed to the recurrent crises of food insecurity. This analytical work was undertaken to assist the Government of Malawi to strengthen its efforts toward effectively responding to extreme weather-related events, especially El Niño and La Niña phenomena. Specifically, the study …
This document describes Zurich's Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) methodology to illustrate how strikingly similar challenges are faced by risk managers regardless of where they operate or the particular hazards they face. The PERC research shows that: Disaster risk management is playing catch-up to an increasingly larger exposure to natural hazards. …
This how-to note focuses on the management of the fiscal costs associated with natural disaster risks. Unlike other types of fiscal risks (for example, unexpected macroeconomic changes or materialization of contingent liabilities), a natural disaster presents a unique challenge to fiscal risk-management and budget processes because of its exogenous nature …
The Cabinet has approved the Public Finance Management (National Drought Emergency Fund) Regulations, 2018. The Regulations are meant to guide the operations of the National Drought Emergency Fund which is to be established for the purpose of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of drought risk management systems in the country …
Oxfam GB’s Global Performance Framework is part of the organization’s effort to better understand and communicate its effectiveness, as well as to enhance learning for staff and partners. Under this Framework, a small number of completed or mature projects are selected at random each year for an evaluation of their …
Following a visit to a community in ‘Somaliland’ affected by Cyclone Sagar, the United Nations has pledged close to $3 million to help people affected by the unprecedented storm which delivered a full year's worth of rain in just a few days, compounding damage caused by recent severe flooding. “We …
Chronic fatigue, weight loss and lingering sadness. Mohammed Elmouved does not need a doctor to diagnose his symptoms. "It's my animals," said the livestock owner, at a dusty herders' camp in R'Kiz, on the edge of the Mauritanian desert. "They've barely had anything to eat or drink in days, so …
A special Cabinet meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House yesterday approved the National Disaster Risk Management policy. In a press statement, the Cabinet said the policy would help to develop strategic plans to protect Kenyans during natural disasters. It will enable the administration to invest in disaster …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A deep depression in the Arabian sea has transformed into Cyclone Mekunu and is likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in the southeast of Onam. Though it is expected to move away from Indian coast, the National Emergency Response Centre of disaster management division under the Union ministry …
Dehradun: The forests of Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal and Almora continued to burn on Tuesday with 88 more incidents of forest fires being reported. A total of 1,213 hectares have been gutted in the state since the beginning of the fire season in February, officials said. The raging fires have also …
Dehradun: The central government has allotted Rs 218 crore to Uttarakhand towards its State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is used to provide immediate relief to those affected by natural calamities like earthquake, floods, fire etc. In case of Uttarakhand, which is a special category state, the Centre contributes 90% …
Two persons died and 18 others were injured in Delhi when a squall and powerful dust storm barrelled through the national capital on Sunday, police said. A 56-year-old woman died after a branch of a tree fell on her in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, they said. Police said Somvati …
Kadiatu Koroma only narrowly escaped the mudslide that engulfed her home in Sierra Leone's ramshackle capital last August, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the worst flooding-related disasters to hit Africa in living memory. Koroma had already left for work when tons of mud and rocks crashed down …
This Strategic Approach to Capacity Development for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction seeks to establish among all stakeholders a common understanding of capacity development within the disaster risk reduction (DRR) context. By characterizing outstanding capacity development needs in light of common obstacles and constraints, presenting key …
Residents of Ngororero District are still grieving after nine children lost their lives during the weekend downpour that also left two other people in the district missing. The victims of the Sunday night downpour were buried on Monday. Godfrey Ndayambaje, the mayor, said the district extended emergency support to bereaved …
This report uses rigorous hydrodynamic and economic models to value the coastal flood protection services of mangroves globally, and identifies the places where mangroves provide the greatest risk reduction benefits to people and property. This work applies the Expected Damage Function approach, commonly used in engineering and insurance sectors and …
