Jamaica: Jamaica’s Aging Water Systems Falter Under Intense Heat and Drought
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: JamaicaBy Zadie NeufvilleKINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 18 2015 (IPS) - This past summer Jamaicans sweltered through their third consecutive year of reduced rainfall...
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World: The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters (1995 -2015)
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lesotho,...
View ArticleWorld: 2015 sera probablement l'année la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, et...
Source: World Meteorological OrganizationCountry: WorldLe changement climatique franchit des caps symboliques et favorise les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmesGenève, le 25 novembre 2015 (OMM) – La...
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World: Provisional Annual Statement on the Status of Global Climate in 2015
Source: World Meteorological OrganizationCountry: WorldWMO: 2015 likely to be Warmest on Record, 2011-2015 Warmest Five Year PeriodClimate Change Breaches Symbolic Thresholds, Fuels Extreme...
View ArticleWorld: Central America & Mexico - ECHO Factsheet, December 2015
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid OfficeCountry: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, WorldKey messagesDisasters caused by natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic...
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Pakistan: Pakistan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year 2016
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States of AmericaNUMBERS AT A GLANCE1.2 million Estimated Number of IDPs in FATA and KPk OCHA – November...
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World: Urban Resilience and Children’s Rights - Southasiadisasters.net issue...
Source: All India Disaster Mitigation InstituteCountry: Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, WorldSouthasiadisasters.net issue no. 139, December 2015:City, Child, and Resilience...
View ArticlePeru: Ola de calor ocasiona desabastecimiento de agua potable
Source: RedhumCountry: PeruPerú, 25 de Enero 2016 Fuente: Radio Programas del Peru El desabastecimiento de agua potable que se vive en la ciudad de Arequipa, producto de la ola de calor que conlleva a...
View ArticleWorld: The human cost of the hottest year on record - Climate change and El...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: American Samoa, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, World11 February 2016, GENEVA – The hottest year on record, 2015,...
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World: 2015 disasters in numbers
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: World346 reported disasters 22 773 people...
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World: Weather and climate related disasters - in the last 20 years
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: World
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World: Cred Crunch Newsletter, Issue No. 41 February 2016 - Disaster Data: A...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: WorldNatural disasters1 in 2015 In 2015, 346 natural disasters were recorded in the EM-DAT database. They claimed 22,773 lives, affected over 98...
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World: Disasters in Asia and the Pacific: 2015 Year in Review
Source: UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Micronesia...
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World: Declaración de la OMM sobre el estado del clima mundial en 2015
Source: World Meteorological OrganizationCountry: WorldGinebra, 25 de enero de 2016 (OMM) – En 2015 la temperatura media global en superficie batió todos los récords anteriores por un margen...
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Pakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, April 04, 2016 - Volume: 2, Issue: 14
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: PakistanHIGHLIGHTSRain, snowfall hit parts of KP LDA’s urban development plan to ‘hit environment’ First case of 2016 from district tested positive at HFH Contingency...
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Fiji: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (5 - 11...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Fiji, India, Indonesia, Sri LankaFIJIFrom 4 to 8 April, a series of tropical depressions and the passage of Tropical Cyclone Zena...
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Pakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, April 11, 2016 - Volume: 2, Issue: 15
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: PakistanHighlightsFour dead as 6.6 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Punjab, KP 26 more dengue cases surface in city Climate Change worse than terrorism KPK torrential...
View ArticleIndia: Relief to farmers hit by drought
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Apr 15, 2016, 01.28 AM ISTLucknow: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sanctioned Rs 867.87 crore for relief to farmers in drought affected...
View ArticleIndia: Govt implements master plan to tackle drought
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaAhmedabad: The Gujarat government is implementing the Rs 69.92-crore Master Plan it had earlier prepared in an effort to prevent drinking water shortage in 829...
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Pakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, April 18, 2016 - Volume: 2, Issue: 16
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: PakistanHighlightsLandslides, flash floods on KKH must be an eyeopener for CPEC plannersMore dengue cases appear in cityPakistan prepares 10-year National Flood...
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