New Bangladesh warning system tackles rising landslide risk
Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise
South Africa's floods a 'teachable moment' for climate adaptation
The disasters that never happened: how to soothe climate anxiety
A year after Cyclone Amphan, for some survivors 'there is nothing'
Ida power failures prompt calls for solar energy, tougher grids
As climate disasters mount, providing aid early gains traction
The Louvre moves its treasure as climate change brings more floods
After a deadly landslide in climate-hit Uganda, survivors sue
U.S. overhauls flood insurance to meet rising climate change risks
Pakistan project wins prize for disaster-proofing villages
'Uninhabitable hell': Climate change and disease threaten millions
Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands - and not come back
Extreme weather the biggest reason people fled homes in 2020
U.S. urged to update flood maps and building rules as risks rise
Can virus stimulus vaccinate the poor against future crises?
COVID-19: What lessons can we apply to battling climate change?
Flood prevention could bring 'huge' payoff as global risks rise
In Sierra Leone, Freetown's mayor is preparing for COVID-19
Climate change could spark 'global systemic crisis' - scientists
Storm-hit Zimbabweans endure another rainy season in risky homes
To avert future flood chaos, Jakarta urged to defend nature
As lightning strikes surge, Bangladesh plants a defence
Conserve or develop? Protecting floodplains could cut flood costs
Saving Indonesians from climate disasters, one tweet at a time
Rising US losses from strong storms flag need for protection
Planners urged to look beyond history to judge climate risks
Water harvesting has added benefit for Kenya: less flooding
As wildfires worsen, Californians harness tech for help
Removable solar panels boost storm readiness in Dominica
Mobile phone warnings set to aid climate-vulnerable Somali nomads
US announces $30 mln to bolster coasts from flooding, rising seas
South American cities harness tech and nature to tackle floods
Richer nations urged to protect against wild weather as loss jumps
Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front
Virtual reality helps scare residents to flee looming storms
Beyond shelter in a storm, Odisha eyes sturdier homes and power
As risks rise, too little spent to avert disasters: UN, Red Cross
Protecting basic services from disasters saves cash - World Bank
Big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia
Pakistan races to protect mountain villages from runaway glaciers
Affordability, tradition curb Bangladesh demand for floating homes
Storm-struck Mozambique must revamp climate preparations: Machel
As climate shifts bring 'horror movie' floods, Rio fights to adapt
As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement
Storm-hit Mozambique says it will seek help to build back better
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Seize opportunity for resilience in storm-hit Mozambique
Displaced by fighting, mudslides, Colombians struggle to rebuild
Lebanon students get classes in surviving war and disasters
Shelter for man and beast: Can Indian cyclone refuges protect all?
Storm-slammed Mozambique must rebuild for 'tomorrow's climate'
Kitchen building material could cut urban flooding by half
Bangkok fights floods with thirsty landscaping
As climate risks surge, flood barriers rise in Britain
Kenyan farmers try to sweep away landslide risk with bamboo
As rains lash Sri Lanka, warnings arrive on time
Falling Freetown
After spring floods, Nairobi moves to cut disaster risks
Bangladesh cities join U.N. drive to build disaster defences
Dominican Republic city prepares for hurricane season
As climate risks grow, Pakistani Kashmir boosts emergency plans
Mangroves and mapping help Mozambique tackle climate change
African nations to get profiles of drought and flood risk
LA makes plans for sudden shocks, long-term calamity
With pumps and canals, Sri Lanka’s capital moves to cut flood risk
Dominican Republic on long road to make hospitals, schools safer
Award-winning Nepalese farmers grow bananas to avert floods
Cooperation to curb Asia’s climate risks still too rare–scientists
Hurricane-hit Caribbean states target climate-safe future
Homegrown African climate model predicts future rains - and risks
Will Sri Lanka turn to SMS storm warnings after "night from hell"?
In Jakarta, flood-hit slumdwellers aim for a higher, drier future
Unfettered construction raises U.S. hurricane costs
U.S. government should manage climate risks as costs soar
As climate threats grow, Solomon Islands hunts solutions
Flood-prone Bangkok struggles to keep canal slums dry
From Bhutan to Cambodia, early warning saves lives in floods
In flood-prone Jakarta, will "Giant Sea Wall" sink or swim?
Cameroon cleanup lets flood-hit residents sleep with "eyes closed"
India plans 800-mile highway to curb floods in northeast
After an August drenching, Karachi confronts rising flood risk
Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean
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Time to rethink the future of global governance through games
Poor nations suffer most deaths, economic pain from wild weather
India's water-logged farmers try out revamped flood insurance
As wild weather worsens, Malawi forecasts get a $16 mln makeover
Crowdfunding restores ponds in drought-hit south India
Caribbean life "as we know it" at serious risk - expert
Insurance for poor could protect the most disaster-vulnerable
Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"
Faster data on disasters might help shield women and children
From floods to disease, disaster risk rising in African cities
New Ebola cases may show effect of improved alerts-global official
Keeping track of disaster impact helps stave off risks: experts
As disaster hits again, early warning messages fly in Sri Lanka
Kiribati says it's in dire need of cash to combat climate change
Haiti police will keep the peace when UN force leaves - president
Nigeria to issue first green bond in next few weeks - officials
U.S. must not abandon Paris climate deal, U.N. official says
Mexico urges wealthy nations to help poorer states tackle disaster
Opinion
Mexico: the epicentre of efforts towards a more resilient world
'Gender blind' disaster risk planning undermines ability to cope
Cash in on businesses to boost disaster protection - UN risk chief
Afghanistan needs infrastructure overhaul to face risks ahead
Opinion
Island nations lead global struggle to build disaster resilience
Building more risk not an option for Mexico - disaster official
Opinion
New 'vibe' as efforts to cut climate risk, spur development merge
One person every second displaced by conflict, disaster in 2016
Opinion
How can we lower disaster risk? Here are 3 ideas
World to tackle deadly disasters at U.N. forum
U.N. disaster forum to push for risk-cutting plans
Opinion
Are governments finally facing up to the true cost of disasters?
Opinion
Climate-threatened Louisiana rebrands as 'master of disaster'
Trump's climate order threatens U.S. disaster prevention: experts
Opinion
Are policy makers ready to prioritise climate resilience?
Disaster response goes digital - but not for all
Opinion
World prepares to come together on disaster prevention
Next 50 years will determine humans' outcome "for 10,000 years"
Smart spending could tackle disasters in Uganda before they happen
Opinion
Virtual reality game puts players in disaster driving seat
Disaster-savvy students protect Bangladesh families from floods
Pakistan's plan to cut disaster risk aims at a new target: schools
Disaster loss estimates ignore higher cost to poor - World Bank
Opinion
Governments are moving from managing disasters to managing risks
Want to solve global crises? $5 million prize seeks fresh ideas
Children take the lead in cyclone early warnings in Bangladesh
Dakar suburbs strive to turn floodwaters from foe to friend
Opinion
As more Bangladeshis survive cyclones, some wish they had died
Early warning helps Pakistan's farmers prepare for drought season
Opinion
Efforts to prevent deaths in disasters mean people live to tell
In India, ice towers could turn deadly lake into water bank
Don't count on technology to save you in a disaster
FACTBOX: Which countries are most at risk of disasters?
Pakistan expands glacier monitoring in effort to cut disaster risk
Mozambique city plans revamp to counter climate change risk
India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping
Extreme flooding predicted to hit Mali's Inner Niger Delta
Disasters cause fewer deaths, more financial losses: Munich Re
FACTBOX: Poor, unprotected nations suffer most disaster deaths
To curb deaths from disasters, end poverty - U.N. chief
Shortage of safe land blocks Sri Lanka disaster relocation efforts
Opinion
How to move on from disaster risk - literally
Low spending to prevent disasters exposes poor: Red Cross
Opinion
A disaster that does not happen saves lives and money
Opinion
Why disasters last longer than you think
Irrigation on rise in Africa as farmers face erratic weather
Karachi opens heat relief centres in bid to cut death toll
Sri Lankan investment in disaster risk insurance gives fast payoff
India's plan to tackle disasters neglects vulnerable - aid workers
British flood protection plans flawed, lawmakers conclude
With social media, "we could have saved more lives"
Cities "woefully unprepared" for rising disaster risk - World Bank
States urged to target disaster aid at poor as climate risks rise
Opinion
How to stay safe from climate threats? Talk to the neighbours
Opinion
Early warning can cut climate disaster losses in Africa
Asia most exposed to disaster risk, Africa likely to suffer more
Phone app to forecast risk of crop failure in Brazil
Veolia in talks to install New Orleans flood prevention system
UN aid summit urged to invest more in avoiding costly disasters
Opinion
It's time to switch from managing disasters to reducing risk
Opinion
How can science play a bigger part in reducing disaster risk?
Stop ignoring costs of smaller disasters: UN risk chief
Global action too slow to curb rising risks: ex-UN disaster chief
In home-grown innovation, Pakistani village rises above flood woes
No phone signal in a disaster? Network 'in a box' to the rescue
Opinion
What are the 3 keys to building real resilience to climate change?
Cheap, off-the-shelf technology cuts Bangladesh climate losses
Insurance gains clout as climate change solution for the poor
Tweets turned into flood maps that could help save lives
From Bangkok to Bhutan, growing cities race to outrun disasters
Tanzania steps up efforts to manage surge in disasters
Boat schools bring classroom to Bangladesh's flood-hit children
Watch groups save lives in flood-prone Pakistan valleys
Thailand tests floating homes in region grappling with floods
From parks to jobs, disaster prevention gets a makeover
Weather warnings go unheeded where most needed
Investments in African infrastructure exposed to climate risk
Malawi floods expose need to step up disaster prevention
Opinion
Will East Asia's exploding cities put more people in harm's way?
Progress on global disaster plan lags over aid row
Disaster reduction talks split on ways of tracking progress
States, donors must do more to tackle rising disaster risk - UN
Haitians learn to live with disaster upon disaster
Himalayans tune in radio shows to reduce climate disaster risk
Early warnings need to be 'accessible, understandable' to work
Protect mangroves to lower disaster risk, win cash - experts
India's "smart cities" would be stupid without disaster strategy
Disasters have same human impact as tuberculosis - UN
Philippine cities most at risk from disasters, study shows
India faces worst urban flood risk, analysis suggests
Dakar women grow herb business from floodwater
Disaster damage expected to hit $300 bln yearly, insurance key
Opinion
Turning vague language into heroic acts
Mega-disasters and urbanisation spur spike in displacement: report
'Cyclone college' brings hope to India's vulnerable coast
Tackling disasters vital to end poverty - World Bank chief
How to make women safer in disasters? Attack inequality
President of cyclone-hit Vanuatu urges global action on disasters
Opinion
Can reducing disaster risk create a 'triple dividend'?
Start managing disaster threat or risk development gains - experts
Opinion
9 ways to measure disaster resilience better
Health a fresh priority in disaster plan, talks snagged on aid
Opinion
We need a seismic shift in thought on cash to tackle disaster risk
New global disaster plan sets targets to curb risk, losses
New global disaster plan sets targets to curb risk, losses
South Pacific's Vanuatu provides lessons in cyclone survival
Opinion
Is it such a bad thing disaster talks got political?
Opinion
Ten things to know about the Sendai disaster risk deal
Climate pressures threaten political stability - security experts
INTERVIEW-After decade of disasters, UN shifts its Asia operations
Floods still swamp Pakistan despite improved warnings
Philippines unveils high-speed food packing system for disasters