01 Jun 2021
Heatwaves, or silent disasters, are increasingly common and can seriously affect human health, well-being and livelihood. In the past decade severe heatwaves have claimed numerous lives in Asia Pacific. Heatwave exposure will continue to increase, ev...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, PAPE, Resilience, Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods, Urban Preparedness, Urban Risk Reduction
30 Jan 2017
The 2017 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop was held 20-21 September, in Rome, Italy. The host of this Workshop was the National Fire Corps Academy of Italy, Istituto Superiore Antincendi (ISA). CAP Implementation Workshops focus ...
Tags: Report, Early Warning Systems
25 Apr 2014
The number of people affected by humanitarian crises has almost doubled over the past decade and is expected to keep rising. In early 2014, international aid organizations aimed to assist 52 million people in crisis, and millions more people so...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience