Tag:earthquake

Vanuatu is emblematic of the cascading disasters that Pacific Island nations increasingly endure, where frequent earthquakes intersect with the escalating impacts of climate-induced hazards such as cyclones, rising sea levels, and coastal erosion accompanied by staggering loss and damage experienced by vulnerable populations and ecosystems.

At the onset of the earthquake, the IFRC shelter, and disaster response teams were deployed to the impacted areas and emergency items and cash were delivered to the affected families.

Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted that several studies have been conducted to better understand the frequent earthquakes affecting various regions.

The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial Gangetic plains are at risk....

Engaging communities ensures research translates to real solutions and that this in turn will lead to a domino effect on overall development and progress....

Evidence accumulated over the past decade shows that in most contexts, cash effectively and efficiently meets people’s food, nutrition and other related essential needs,...

The Badghis province has been hit by an earthquake that has killed at least 26 people and damaged over 700 houses. Badghis is impoverished...