This is chibumba Primary School in Kisoro. Due to heavy rains, the school is flooded and submerged in water. The pupils and teachers can't access the school now.

While our team continued to conduct assessment in Kisoro, it was established that 2 children died in Suma village,…

📢🚨 As #Sudan faces one of the most severe #humanitarian crises in recent history, urgent #action is needed to prevent a looming humanitarian tragedy.

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Areas of Entebbe including Ssese islands were cloudy with rain this morning. Most of the regions are cloudy but sunny intervals expected in morning hours. Update 6hourly at midday.

We have kicked off an Inception Planning Workshop for the Water at the Heart of Climate Action (W@HCA) initiative, happening now at the Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel in Entebbe.

 Our Secretary General Robert Kwesiga has officially opened this workshop, which will last for 2…

Water at the heart of Climate Action (W@HCA) is a new initiative by IFRC ,Netherlands Red Cross, UNDRR , World Meteorological Organization aiming @ effective earlywarning and risk informed early action. Uganda Red Cross Society Office of the Prime Minister - Uganda MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬 MAAIF 🇺🇬 .Inception planning meeting was today in Entebbe

▶️ Weekly rainfall forecast 09 - 16 April 2024

⛈️🌧️ Heavy rainfall (more than 200 mm) expected over few areas in southern #Tanzania and south-western parts of #Kenya .

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ICPAC is hosting a synergy meeting with experts from across #Africa who have convened to exchange experiences & promote South-South cooperation. From disaster data management to climate security, the mission aims to strengthen partnerships, share best practices & build capacity.…

Emergency services have been rescuing passengers who were trapped in a bus that was swept away by floods on a busy highway in northern Kenya.

Over the last week, Kenya has witnessed heavy rains that are forecast to continue.

🎉 The future of crisis action is data-driven!

Our #EssentialRiskDataSets Open Call drew 150 global applications! Now, 5 projects will get CRAF'd funding to harness the power of data for better crisis anticipation, prevention and response.

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📢 New Project Alert 🚨

We are happy to announce the launch of our new project, #E4DRR , that aims to enhance #earlywarning systems through impact-based forecasting using event-based #climate storylines, hazard modeling, and impact estimation.

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🚀 Unveiling the #DesertificationAndDroughtDay 2024 logo! A symbol of unity for land restoration. Join us in turning the tide against land degradation and forging a sustainable future. Every action counts! 🌱 #United4Land ➡️ unccd.int/DDD2024

I forgot my boat for the Nairobi Expressway

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State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest year on record by clear margin. Records broken for ocean heat, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat youtu.be/ES7eKWRRJ0o

This morning,isolated showers expected over Western L. Victoria,Western part of central, North&SouthRwenzori,kigezi highlands and Eastern Lowlands.The rest of the country will have sunny intervals. A 6hourly Update for afternoon will be issued later.