This report analyses impacts of four extreme weather events (a heat wave in Russia, flooding in Pakistan, drought in East Africa, and a typhoon in the Philippines) on food security.

IDMC’s latest Global Estimates report shows that 22 million people were displaced in 2013 by disasters brought on by natural hazard events. As in previous years, the worst affected region is Asia, where 19 million people, or 87.1 per cent of the global total, were displaced during the year.

California will no longer be the only western state with a “pump-as-you-please” approach to groundwater.

With Uttar Pradesh missing a date with monsoon this year, Uttar Pradesh Government has declared 44 districts as drought affected asking the district magistrates to start relief work at the earlies

Climate change is set to un leash a series of decades-long "megadroughts" this century , according to research to be published this week.

Climate change is set to unleash a series of decades-long “megadroughts” this century, according to research to be published this week.

Amid soaring temperatures in Southern California, several people are treated for heat exposure
No relief from soaring temperatures in Southern California is expected until Wednesday

Following the Supreme Court's approval, the Sri Lankan government will resume its drought relief program in the Moneragala district of Uva Province from Monday.

A new water pumping station in the Unnichchi tank in Sri Lanka’s eastern Batticaloa District was established in 2010 as part of a new water distribution system. Pic courtesy of Trust.org

Many people living in poor communities in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Peru and Vietnam experience climatic shocks such as droughts and floods, and many face episodes of food insecurity.

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