16 Apr 2020
Sai Fah: The Flood Fighter is a mobile gaming app developed by UNESCO-BANGKOK. Players can download the game for free on their mobile devices and follow avatar Sai Fah as she learns flood safety lessons. It is available in English, French, Thai, and ...
Tags: Game, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Disaster Preparedness Games, Immersive Technologies & Digital Games
12 Feb 2016
This brief focuses on a few components of Mercy Corps’ broader PRIME (Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion) portfolio in Ethiopia, highlights lessons learned, and offers insights for other development programs that ...
Tags: Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Food Security, Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods
21 Jan 2014
Global natural disasters in 2013 combined to cause economic losses of USD192 billion, 4% below the ten year average of USD200 billion. The losses were generated by 296 separate events, compared to an average of 259. The disasters caused insured l...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation