In developing countries the agriculture sector absorbs 23 percent of the total damage and losses. Between 2005 and 2014, approximately USD 93 billion was lost in crop and livestock production due to natural hazards and disasters in developing coun...

In 2012, Land Rover built their 1 millionth ‘Discovery’ vehicle. To commemorate this they embarked on the ‘Journey of Discovery’, to raise £1 million for an International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wat...

In March 2014, MSF-Switzerland deployed a dedicated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) officer to Guinea in response to the Ebola outbreak in the south of the country. In support of the epidemiological team, the GIS officer was charged with produci...