Mobile money sent to hundreds of families hit by Sierra Leone mudslide
Aid agencies hope that these cash transfers mean families will not be forced to take their children out of school or sell their assets in order to ensure they have enough food to eat
China and India take different roads to green Asia’s infrastructure
“It’s not just about getting a project done - it’s about getting it right for the future”
What have we learned from disasters so far?
It's not what you might think
Nearly 2 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma's wake
Irma rampaged through the Caribbean, devastating several islands and raking the northern shore of Cuba last week before barreling into the Florida Keys
Typhoon tears across Vietnam, skirting key coffee region
People recover motorbikes from a flooded fields while the Doksuri storm hits in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Kham
Global hunger rises for first time in decade - U.N. agencies
Asia has the largest number of hungry people - 520 million - and sub-Saharan Africa has the highest proportion of hungry, affecting 20 percent of the population
FEATURE-As water vanishes in Sri Lanka, baths - and snakes - present new risks
Women struggling with privacy, more work as country's worst drought in 40 years drags on
Is your chocolate bar fuelling deforestation in West Africa?
Large area of forest reserves in Ivory Coast have been converted to illegal cocoa plantations to meet demand, campaign group says
Mexico steps up to unique triple disaster threat
Mexico has been working to improve its early warning systems and disaster risk management for over three decades
Millions at risk of water shortages as Asian glaciers melt - study
More than one billion people across Asia depend on rivers like the Yangtze, Ganges and Mekong, which are fed by Himalayan glaciers