Dominica, a Caribbean island state, has made some concrete policy, infrastructure and leadership progress in its quest to be ...

System at the cross road The humanitarian system has been on a transformative journey for many years, anchored in the vital principle of saving lives and the dignity of the people affected by natural ...

When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and ...

Unknown number of people feared dead following heavy rains and flooding last night, Senator Sifuna terms situation a leadership failure; emergency response teams on ground.

By Vincent Gunde The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency responsible for migration issues ...

Regional Symposium and Training In Nairobi Strengthen Use of Space Technologies For Disaster Management In East Africa ...

SADC moves to strengthen emergency telecom systems amid rising climate disasters Over 80% of member states aligning disaster frameworks with the 2023 NETP model Climate shocks since 2019 exposed gaps, ...

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Mozambique and Permanent Representative to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), His Excellency Mr. Antonio Macheve, paid a courtesy call on His ...

If we continue to treat adaptation as secondary to disaster response, we will keep rebuilding in the wake of each devastating flood and wildfire.

Emergency Response Team (ERT) has officially concluded its field deployment in Toamasina, Anatsinanana Region, Republic of Madagascar, following the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone Gezani, ...

A new World Bank study warns that landslides kill thousands each year but remain underreported due to fragmented and ...

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have been reports from multiple ecological zones in Nigeria, indicating ...