Disasters

The organisation Save the Children analysed available figures from the ten largest displacement crises of 2023 to see how many children were newly displaced across the year. The results are alarming.

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Disasters

This year’s report gives a largely negative global outlook for the next two years – which is expected to worsen over the next decade. Extreme weather events and disinformation are the highest risks.

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Disasters

Rising emergencies caused by conflict, human rights violations, natural disasters or extreme weather events are expected to increase the number of forcibly displaced people to 130 million by the end of 2024.

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Disasters

To combat the negative effects of drought, global drought resilience is not a matter of choice but a necessity, this report says.

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Disasters

This report estimates the global impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock. Agriculture is one of the most highly exposed sectors when it comes to disaster risk because it depends…

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Disasters

The window for action on the most serious long-term threats is closing rapidly, a new report warns. Collective efforts are needed before risks reach a tipping point.

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Disasters

Wildfires and climate change are mutually exacerbating, this report warns and calls governments to radically shift their investments in wildfires to focus on prevention and preparedness.

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Disasters

Climate failure and social crises are the most dominant risks while the world faces growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery.

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Disasters

An integrated project has calculated drought risks world-wide in high resolution. In the project, drought hazards were established via remote surveillance and with hydrological modelling and yield models.

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Disasters

Viewed through a lens of interconnectivity, this new report shows how disasters build on impacts of the past and pave the way for future disasters.

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