Somalia has faced decades of complex emergencies driven by climate shocks, conflict, disease, and political instability. Since 2016, eight consecutive agricultural seasons have been marked by droughts and floods, compounded by locust invasions and pest outbreaks, severely threatening rural livelihoods. [...]

This learning brief captures key insights from the third phase of the United Nations Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia (JRP III), a multi-agency initiative in the Gedo region. Funded by Germany through KfW, the programme has supported vulnerable [...]

The Philippines is among the world’s most disaster-prone countries and the province of Catanduanes is frequently exposed to typhoons due to its location on the eastern seaboard. In 2020, super-typhoon Goni devastated livelihoods, affecting over 42,000 households and causing USD [...]

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines faces persistent socioeconomic and environmental challenges. In 2020, 81 percent of the population could not meet basic needs, and by 2021, the poverty rate stood at 29.8 percent – [...]

Timor-Leste is a small country in Southeast Asia with over 1.3 million people, of which over 70 percent live in rural areas. Its territory is exposed to a wide array of natural hazards, including floods, droughts and earthquakes. The most [...]