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Climate change and its impacts on natural and human systems are increasingly evident globally. Africa is highly vulnerable and is experiencing the burden of climate change impacts of climate...

Highlights: It is no longer news that climate changes are, quite literally, reflected through water. The combined challenges of flood and drought already impact a fifth...

Disasters affect millions of people each year and cause economic losses worth many billions of dollars globally. Reporting on disaster impacts in research, policy, and news...

Highlights Weather shocks, proxied by heat stress and drought, are found to reduce food security. Heat stress cause stronger adverse effects on food...

This resources provides the list and description of Japan-World Bank Disaster Risk Management projects in developing countries.

This case study series presents the evolution in national capacities and systems for anticipating drought in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. They outline key results from the first phase (2019-2022)...

Highlights: This 2023 Economic Update for Niger is articulated in two chapters, plus a spotlight. The first chapter presents the economic and poverty developments observed in the country in 2022 as...

This report, released to mark the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the UN in New York, presents some of the EU’s key initiatives on the road to strengthening...

As the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events rise, more needs to be done to anticipate, mitigate and prevent their impact on the food security of the world’s most vulnerable...

Climate change poses a serious threat to Morocco’s economic growth and human potential but with the right investments and policies in place, a more sustainable future is possible. A new World...