Natural hazards

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  22 June 2026 / Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP)

  The Ebola outbreak: How funders can support locally led response

  This crisis briefing for funders provided a snapshot of the outbreak’s anticipated trajectory and the actions that philanthropic actors can take to support local organizations and networks.

  • Research and Studies
• Long read

  11 June 2026 / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Nepal Red Cross

  Nepal drought response 2025: Lessons, learning and reflection workshop report

  This report reviews Nepal’s 2025 drought and cholera crisis in Madhesh Province, capturing lessons from the Nepal Red Cross Society’s first drought response operation.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
• Short read

  9 June 2026 / Ground Truth Solutions

  « Que Dieu aide notre gouvernement afin que ce problème termine.» Perceptions, suggestions et craintes des personnes vivant au cœur de l’épidémie d’Ebola

  Captures key insights from Ebola-affected territories in Ituri province and people's key concerns, perceptions of, and their suggestions and advocacy messages on the Ebola outbreak and response.

  • Research and Studies
• Short read

  9 June 2026 / Ground Truth Solutions

  “May God help our government solve this problem.” Perceptions, suggestions and fears of people living at the centre of the Ebola outbreak

  Captures key insights from Ebola-affected territories in Ituri province and people's key concerns, perceptions of, and their suggestions and advocacy messages on the Ebola outbreak and response.

  • Research and Studies
• Long read

  17 May 2026 / World Health Organization (WHO)

  Infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg diseases

  This document provides public health advice on multisectoral actions to support the social and economic protection of communities affected by Ebola and Marburg disease outbreaks.

  • Guidance and Tools
• Long read

  17 April 2026 / Africa CDC

  Recherche et développement pendant les épidémies et les urgences de santé publique

  This research framework embraces dominant African principles/values that might guide the ethical conduct of research in Africa during epidemic emergencies to prevent harm to participants/communities.

  • Guidance and Tools
• Long read

  17 April 2026 / Africa CDC

  Research and development during epidemics and public health emergencies

  This research framework embraces dominant African principles/values that might guide the ethical conduct of research in Africa during epidemic emergencies to prevent harm to participants/communities.

  • Guidance and Tools
• Long read

  16 April 2026 / Africa CDC, African Union, World Health Organization (WHO)

  Préparation et la riposte aux épidémies en Afrique: Guide de décentralisation des capacités laboratoire

  This Guideline outlines a structured approach to decentralization of laboratory capacity to facilitate timely case confirmation and interventions and limit the impact of outbreaks, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas.

  • Guidance and Tools
• Long read

  16 April 2026 / Africa CDC, African Union, World Health Organization (WHO)

  Epidemic preparedness and response in Africa: Guidelines for the decentralization of laboratory capacity

  This Guideline outlines a structured approach to decentralization of laboratory capacity to facilitate timely case confirmation and interventions and limit the impact of outbreaks, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas.

  • Guidance and Tools
• Long read

  13 April 2026

  Bridging science and governance for earthquake resilience in Malawi: A perspective from the Southern East African Rift System

  This paper argues that earthquake resilience in Malawi is constrained less by scientific uncertainty than by challenges in integrating existing hazard knowledge into governance, planning, and preparedness.

  • Research and Studies
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  8 April 2026 / The Share Trust

  The role of local actors in gender responsive and inclusive social protection systems

  This study shows how local actors can move from implementers to leaders in building gender‑responsive, inclusive, and sustainable social protection systems.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
  • Research and Studies
• Long read

  30 March 2026 / All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)

  Ending gender-based violence in disaster risks

  This issue examines how disasters, displacement, extreme heat, migration, water scarcity, recovery processes, and climate adaptation can intensify violence against women and girls when protection systems are weak or absent.

  • Research and Studies
• Long read

  27 March 2026 / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Myanmar Red Cross Society

  Real time evaluation: Myanmar earthquake response

  This real-time evaluation examines the first three months of the response to the March 2025 Myanmar earthquake, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and lessons for future humanitarian action in complex emergency settings.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
• Short read

  27 March 2026 / Ground Truth Solutions

  “We do not wait helplessly”: How communities in Somalia are coping with a “double shock” drought

  This report explores how communities enact strategies to navigate the 2025 drought amidst dwindling international humanitarian assistance.

  • Research and Studies
• Long read

  19 March 2026 / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Turkish Red Crescent

  Türkiye earthquakes lessons learned workshop report

  This report captures key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned from IFRC and Turkish Red Cross' response to the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
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  Long read

  16 March 2026 / ALNAP

  Learning from Crises: Responding to droughts

  17 lessons highlighting what humanitarian actors should prioritise when anticipating, responding to and supporting recovery from drought.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
• Long read

  16 March 2026 / ALNAP

  Responding to droughts

  This lessons paper distills 17 top-level lessons from humanitarian responses to droughts between 2012 and 2024. The lessons highlight areas of strong convergence on what humanitarian actors should prioritise when anticipating, responding to and supporting recovery from drought.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
• Long read

  1 March 2026 / Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Groupe URD

  Evaluation of the project “Increasing capacities and scale for anticipatory action including through social protection systems”

  Evaluation of FAO and DG ECHO's joint project to integrate anticipatory action with social protection systems in Bangladesh, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, the Philippines and Viet Nam.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned
• Short read

  1 March 2026 / All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)

  Towards a safer and resilient Nagaland: What we do, why we do, and how we learn

  This issue explores how disaster resilience is built in Nagaland through integrated systems linking governance, science, finance, and community action.

  • Research and Studies
• Short read

  1 March 2026 / IAHE

  Synthesis and meta-analysis of findings from crisis-specific inter-agency humanitarian evaluations covering the period 2015-2025

  The IAHE Synthesis exercise pulls together the findings from seven interagency humanitarian evaluations (IAHEs) covering nine different crisis contexts between 2015 – 2025.

  • Evaluations and Lessons Learned