The President’s statement that the current Disaster Management Act is flawed may have been a feint to divert attention away ...

Natural disasters such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, and extreme heat have become more frequent, with higher economic costs, due to climate change, urbanization, population growth and growing ...

Mr. Ousmane Dione, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, said that this partnership on UR26 will strengthen global and regional collaboration on ...

In order to reinforce governance in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), the Ministry of Home Affairs has established a national platform. This is part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, and ...

International pre-arranged financing (PAF) for disasters reached a record US$9.4 billion in 2024, marking a significant ...

Declares 10 districts highly vulnerable to floods, two to landslides and one each to snowfall and glacial lake outburst floods.

VIENTIANE: The government on Monday (Dec 22) reaffirmed its commitment to disaster risk management as the country marked National Disaster Management Day, Asean Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, and ...

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...

The people who suffer the most during and after climate disasters are usually those who contribute the least to the global climate crisis, especially women, children, and PLWDs. In the dominant ...

The “Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)” has continued its long-standing practice of instrumentalizing famine for ...