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Launch of the Risk Assessment Reference Guide from GFDRR
In 1999, the state of Odisha, India, was hit by the most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, causing nearly 10,000 fatalities and $5 billion in damages. For the next decade, the government of Odisha and partners worked to identify and mitigate cyclone risk...
Innovative Apps for Disaster Risk Reduction Win Global Attention
What if a mobile phone app could save your life or prevent you from submerging your car on a flooded road? Technologists working through the Code for Resilience community have been developing just that sort of live-saving technology.
Announcing the Code for Resilience Finalists
The World Bank today announced the Finalists of the Code For Resilience Online Innovation Challenge, a competition to surface locally-driven innovations that address global disaster resilience challenges.
Can Studying Tweets Lead to Faster Earthquake Recovery?
Twitter has always been a place to talk about what's happening around you — even if what's happening is an earthquake...
Haitian students develop life-saving software
To prepare for natural disasters, the necessary data must be up-to-date. In the case of Haiti, which is vulnerable to earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, this is a matter of life and death...
Is Dhaka Ready? Towards Urban Resilience in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, the most vulnerable country in the world to the impact of natural disasters is also a leader in emergency preparedness and disaster response, particularly for cyclones, tidal surges and floods. This was achieved through 25 years of effort, which was catalyzed through two devastating cyclones...
Earthquakes, hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis: the world’s 10 riskiest cities
What are the world’s riskiest cities when it comes to natural disasters? A reinsurance company set out to assess 616 cities around the world for their risk of earthquake, hurricanes and cyclones, storm surge, river flooding and tsunami.
OCHA’s new report Saving Lives Today and Tomorrow: Managing the Risk of Humanitarian Crises calls for a fundamental shift in the way that humanitarian and development actors operate
OCHA’s new flagship report Saving Lives Today and Tomorrow: Managing the Risk of Humanitarian Crises, launched in New York on 31 March 2014, calls for a fundamental shift in the way that humanitarian and development actors operate.
White House Climate Data Initiative Launches with Strong Public and Private Sector Commitments
Across the country, state and local leaders are on the front lines of climate change—and it is impossible for them to ignore the consequences. In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives...