20 Feb 2015
This video highlights the upgrade and adoption of cyclone-proof building norms for public buildings, one of the key components of GFDRR’s disaster risk mitigation program in Madagascar. The program of assistance extended through the GFDDR suppo...
Tags: Video, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Infrastructure and Services
02 Jul 2019
The United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDR...
Tags: Report, Risk Assessment
04 Apr 2023
This paper outlines the opportunities and challenges to improve end-to-end flood early warning systems, considering the scientific, technical and institutional/governance dimensions. Kenya and the wider East African region suffer from significant flo...
Tags: Research, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Hazard