Emergencies take many forms, from sudden-onset disasters like the Russian invasion of Ukraine or the 2025 Myanmar earthquake, to slow-developing crises such as the prolonged hunger crisis in East ...

Sudden onset disasters displace millions of people every year. Disasters, many of which are exacerbated by climate change, have a negative impact on investment in sustainable development and the ...

Computer scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can predict the onset of catastrophic tipping points — and they want to use it to forecast ecological collapse ...

The report adds that sudden-onset events cause destruction of livelihoods and displace affected populations. Well, many parts of the world are grappling with the same problem regardless of the cause.

“When slow or sudden-onset disasters strike and threaten livelihoods, communities may resort to negative coping mechanisms, such as trafficking, sexual exploitation and harmful practices like ...