Cyclone Idai made landfall in Southern Africa in March 2019. High winds and rains left a trail of devastation, impacting almost three million people across Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. When the storm hit the region, roads were submerged, houses demolished and crops and livelihoods destroyed. The collapse of over 4,000 pit latrines left 85,000 people […]
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The massive influx of refugees into Bangladesh after a violence against Rohingya people in Myanmar in 2015 has had a profound impact on the local host communities, straining resources, infrastructure, public services and the local economy. About one million Rohingya refugees are hosted in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. From the
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In Yemen, 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. Since the start of the conflict in this country, more than 20 million people have become food insecure. The COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented many people from earning an income, and the rising prices of food due to the war in Ukraine have left even
On August 4, 2020, a fire ignited among stores of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, resulting in devastating explosions felt for miles. Around 200 people died, and hundreds of thousands were left without safe homes and businesses. As COVID-19 became more prevalent throughout the country, lockdowns made existing economic crises even worse.
Pakistan is consistently ranked among the 10 countries most vulnerable to the effect of global climate change. A heavier than usual monsoon season and glacier melt following a severe heat wave created devastating flood conditions in much of the country in 2022, with the damage impacting families long after these weather events. More than 1,700 people
