Flash flood forecasting and early warning saves lives and combats poverty
Effective risk management for flash flood disasters is now achievable, thanks to 21st century technological advances in communication technology, spatial data analysis, and weather prediction.
Here’s how governments can reduce the impacts of Asia’s devastating flash floods
Flash floods have increased and become more unpredictable, and their toll on lives and livelihoods is growing as well. There is much we still don’t know about how to manage floods, but there are key policy actions we can take now.
Flood risk and public health: An unlikely partnership in the fight against COVID-19
It is time to establish partnerships and expand to a whole-of-society approach to cope with the disasters and crises that are increasingly threatening developing countries.
How businesses can stay alive when struck by disaster
Business interruption insurance is an essential tool for business continuity. How small and medium-sized enterprises handle post-disaster disruption could be the difference between reopening their doors or closing them for good.
Dual threat in the Pacific: COVID-19 and natural hazards
The pandemic demonstrates that disasters are triggered by multidimensional risks and hazards, and that a country’s approach to urban resilience needs to be multifaceted.
How can we help the millions displaced each year by disasters?
Governments in the region need to invest more in prevention and response to the long-term impacts of disaster displacement.
Microfinance can be a powerful force in disaster recovery
The cost of disasters far outweighs the resources available for recovery. Microfinance could be one way to fill the funding gap.
A surprising lifeline for workers, companies and communities after disasters
Global supply chains link the welfare of disaster-hit companies and their surrounding communities to a network of corporations that have an economic incentive to help them bounce back.
Five disaster resilience lessons we can learn from India
India is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to disasters and it has a lot to share when it comes to preparing for them.
In Wenchuan, they really did build back better
‘Build back better’ is often easier said than done after a disaster, but one example from the People’s Republic of China shows that it can be done well.