Perspectives from Cities in Crisis: launch of IMPACT and UCLG study at the World Humanitarian Summit
By 2050 over 70% of the global population will live in urban areas.
By 2050 over 70% of the global population will live in urban areas.
On the 8th November 2013, ‘Super Typhoon’ Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) first made landfall, lashing coastal communities across the central island of the Philippines. With Tsunami-like storm surge and winds reaching up to 375 kilometres per hour, it was one of the most powerful storms in recorded history. In the direct aftermath of Typhoon […]
When Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, reached the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines on 8 November 2013, it was the strongest typhoon ever recorded to make landfall and the deadliest in Philippine history – killing over 6,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Given the large scale destruction of homes and livelihoods, shelter formed […]
One year after Typhoon Haiyan and as the situation has stabilised, REACH conducted a large-scale study to contribute to the development of best practices for sustainable change in sanitation and hygiene behaviour in the Philippines. This assessment was undertaken between September and November 2014 as a baseline for the UNICEF funded Philippine Approach to Total Sanitation […]