15 Feb 2023
Extreme heat is deadly, on the rise globally, and its toll can be reduced. Despite the growing adverse impacts, there is a lack of global awareness, risk analysis, and action to combat heat risks. The Global Disaster Preparedness Center of the Americ...
Tags: Research, Video, Heat Wave
22 Jun 2020
Albania is a flood-prone country that has faced changing rainfall patterns with stronger and longer rainfall periods over the past 15 years. The inadequate infrastructure increases the severity of floods every few years in the northern part of Albani...
Tags: Awareness material, Behavior Change and Disaster Preparedness, Community Risk Assessment, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
18 May 2015
Many people go missing as a result of conflict, natural and man-made disasters, other humanitarian crises, and migration. Disappearance, dreadful enough for the individuals concerned, means anguish for their families, left in limbo over their loved o...
Tags: Awareness material