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
29 Jul 2015
Heatwaves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, but rarely receive adequate attention. They often lack the spectacular and sudden violence of other hazards, such as tropical cyclones or flash floods. Even the related death tolls are not al...
Tags: Guidance material, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave
24 Oct 2020
Further to the UN Secretary General Brief focused on COVID-19 and People on the Move, we are pleased to bring to your attention the Policy Paper issued by IOM on ‘Cross-border mobility amid and post COVID-19’. Based on a re...
Tags: Awareness material, Data set, Guidance material, Manual, Report, Research, Review, Crisis Mapping