Myanmar village protects access to clean water during floods
For just $7 per household, project ensures safe water throughout a flood season that once brought diarrhea and other problems
Boosting resilience to modern-day threats - what is it worth?
What we have set out to do is to really try to make the business case for resilience investment
Hope grows on trees
Tree nursery training programmes aim to tackle the adverse effects of climate change in Burkina Faso
Going local in aid will help build disaster resilience
The argument for a more local approach to aid came across loud and clear at the World Humanitarian Summit
Senegal's farmers adopt new tool to boost harvests: mobile phones
When birds and clouds are no longer an accurate indicator of rain, text messages can step in
Drones help communities map flood risk in Dar es Salaam slums
With almost 70 percent of its inhabitants living in informal settlements, Dar es Salaam is highly vulnerable to flooding
New global disaster plan sets targets to curb risk, losses
But critics say lack of funding and numerical goals could hurt implementation
Boost resilience to save lives in West Africa: Red Cross head
"Lines between emergency response, development work and recovery efforts becoming increasingly blurred": IFRC
Women in disasters
Policies to reduce disaster risk should integrate women from the start, not as an add-on
Seven ways to build resilient local economies in fragile contexts
Approaches developed in Mali, Senegal, Kenya and Tanzania offer insights for building resilience in areas facing risks of climate change, disasters and conflict.