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GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of disasters caused by extreme weather and climate-related events is surging, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a report on Tuesday, but funding is not getting to where it is most needed.
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Floods, storms and heatwaves have increased per decade by nearly 35 percent since the 1990s, affecting 1.7 billion people over the last 10 years and killing some 410,000, according to the IFRC’s 378-page report, “Come Heat or High Water”.
Such events now account for 83 percent of all disasters and there is a growing risk of simultaneous emergencies, the report said, adding to signs of a dramatic increase in extreme weather events like the massive storms in this year’s record Atlantic hurricane season.
WFP Indonesia Country Brief, October 2020
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• On 14 October, WFP and SMERU jointly launched the independent “Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition in Indonesia 2019-2020 Update”, which presents the development of the food security and nutrition situation over the past couple of years, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• In celebration of World Food Day on 16 October, WFP Representative, Christa Räder, shared an opinion piece on shifting to diversified healthy diets titled “Building back better for a healthier future”, which was published as an op-ed on The Jakarta Post.
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• On 14 October, WFP and SMERU jointly launched the independent “Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition in Indonesia 2019-2020 Update” through a virtual event that gathered close to 300 participants. The event featured high level panelists from the Government of Indonesia, academia and research institutions, as well as the Cou
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Humanitarian response to hurricanes Eta and Iota one of the most challenging faced by Central America in decades
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Panama/Geneva, 14 December 2020 – One month after hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Central America and Colombia, affecting more than 7.5 million people, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that millions are still in need of immediate humanitarian support in what has become one of the most challenging disasters faced by the region in recent history.
The IFRC and National Red Cross Societies are currently addressing the most urgent needs of over 100,000 people through seven simultaneous humanitarian operations in Colombia, Belize, Costa Rica, Panamá, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. The situation is especially severe in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala, where more than 6 million people have been affected by heavy rains, floods, and landslides. In-depth damage and needs assessments ar
Breaking point : Record disasters and COVID too much for Asia-Pacific
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Kuala Lumpur: Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable people already hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross said on Wednesday.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said it had responded to 24 climate-linked crises this year in the world s most disaster-prone region up from 18 in 2019 including floods, typhoons, extreme cold and drought.