Inclusion and equality will determine effective COVID-19 response

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Pandemic must serve as a wake-up call on human rights says SRSG

Pandemic must serve as a wake-up call on human rights says SRSG

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

IDF launches Tripartite Project for City of Medellin, Colombia

Insurance Development Forum Consortium Launches Project to Enhance Resilience in Colombia through Development of Insurance Products for Climate Risks & Natural Disasters.

Insurance Development Forum

Deltares and Consultec selected to prepare national strategy for the Flood and Cyclone Early-Warning System in Mozambique

A consortium with Deltares was selected by the Mozambique National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) to strengthen preparedness.

Deltares

IDB group and Japan expand partnership to support recovery in Latin America and Caribbean

The IDB has expanded its longstanding partnership with the Government of Japan through a partnership amendment signed with the MOF and a new MOC with the JICA.

Inter-American Development Bank

Water and Climate Leaders Panel is launched

“Water and Climate Leaders” aim to set and pursue an integrated global Water and Climate Agenda in support of national mitigation and adaptation actions.

World Meteorological Organization

Gender equality in a COVID-19 world

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

The COVID-19 road ahead is long, winding and uncertain

The virus can probably never be globally eradicated, because of its presence in many animals (including cats and dogs) and because of incomplete vaccine coverage.

International Science Council

Bangladesh: Living with the floods on floating houses

In this interview, Professor M. Shah Alam Khan explains how amphibious housing can help populations in Bangladesh cope with reoccurring floods.

New Year reckoning looms on climate and disaster action

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction