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More than 4 million people reported to be at risk from latest storm to hit Madagascar
National Societies quick off the mark in Southern Africa for Cyclone Ana
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The Physical Science of Climate Change: Seven key humanitarian insights from the latest IPCC report

The IPCC’s findings are clear, rigorous, and very concerning. They are captured in formal, technical language. Now we need to speak about the report’s implications, in language(s) everyone understands. Here are our seven humanitarian insights derived from this latest IPCC report.

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Listening to @BBC_AudreyB speaking with an official of @MadaRedCross on the damage caused by Storm Ana and now Cyclone Batsirai

Madagascar battered by second storm in two weeks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-60264389

In the aftermath of #CycloneBatsirai, 137,000 people are at risk and 41,000 people have been displaced in #Madagascar.

One of the affected areas is Mahanoro, Atsinanana region. Over 3,300 people have been displaced and are being hosted in 30 accommodation centres.

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SHEAR Common Ground (11 Feb 2022)

Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) is an interdisciplinary, international research programme. For the past 5 years it has supported improved disaster resilience and humanitarian response by advancing monitoring, assessment and prediction of natural hazards and risks across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Join us for a virtual day of learning on 11 February 2022 and finding common ground between science and the humanitarian sector.

SHEAR Common Ground (11 Feb 2022)
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Should they stay or should they go?

A reflection by Regie Gibson on Loss & Damage and our actions to protect the most vulnerable.

Concept: Pablo Suarez, Regie Gibson, Daniel Stephens