27 Jul 2017
The “Model Act for the Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance” is intended as a reference tool for voluntary use by disaster management officials and/or legislators who wish to develop domes...
Tags: Assessment or evaluation, Awareness material, Guidance material, Disaster Law
07 Dec 2022
The underlying question in this briefing note is: How does climate change translate to communities heavily affected by organized armed violence? Is it possible to find correlations between climate change and organized criminal gangs’ ability to exe...
Tags: Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation
17 Apr 2015
Tropical typhoons, also known as cyclones or hurricanes, are a fierce combination of powerful rotational winds and torrential rainfall. These powerful storms often destroy or seriously weaken buildings and can cause huge waves that result in floods b...
Tags: Video, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone