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The beginning of the month marked the start of the third season of the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot. The program has already proven its rapid response capability as Tonga received a payout of US$ 1.27 million two weeks after Cyclone Ian.

Q&A on how innovation is changing the way we look at disaster risk.

The estimate is based on the impact of disasters such as floods, windstorms, earthquakes, and tsunamis on people’s well-being, Stephane Hallegatte, one of the authors of the report which was released on Wednesday, said in an email.

The Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, World Bank, United Nations in Lao PDR, and European Union in Laos gathered with concerned government departments, development partners, and NGOs, to launch a Post Disaster Needs Assessment in the aftermath of major 2018 floods.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank have completed a seminar on improving the hydrological and meteorological systems in Africa.

GFDRR's new risk tool, ThinkHazard!, is a web based system for developing countries that allows a basic assessment of hazard across a range of perils on a geographical basis.

Deficient recovery is imperiling sustainable development, and leaving millions of the most vulnerable behind

Les travaux d’un atelier de formation de cinq jours sur l’évaluation des dommages, pertes et besoins après une catastrophe ont débuté hier au palais du peuple.

I’m in Japan for the UN’s Disaster Risk Reduction Conference because without better disaster risk management it will be extremely difficult to accomplish our goals.

As climate change intensifies the frequency of storms and the damage they cause, populations face growing risk. Developing technology that is innovative, smart, and fast, along with providing access to it, may help to provide a solution.