by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighbouring Bangladesh and a wider swath of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state It made landfall near Rakhine’s Sittwe township with winds of up to 209...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 14, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Titon Mitra, the U.N. Development Program representative in Myanmar, tweeted: “Mocha has made landfall. 2m people at risk. Damage and losses are expected to be extensive. We are ready to respond and will need unhindered access to all affected communities.” DHAKA:...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 13, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Extreme weather hazards will occur more frequently due to climate change in the years ahead, IOM warned ““The linkages between climate change, migration, and displacement are increasingly pressing worldwide,” the agency said, calling on governments to implement...