Green alert for tropical cyclone AMANDA-20. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

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From 30/05/2020 to 31/05/2020, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 65 km/h) AMANDA-20 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, (vulnerability High). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

Green flood alert in El Salvador

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On 31/05/2020, a flood started in El Salvador, lasting until 31/05/2020 (last update). The flood caused 14 deaths and 550 displaced .

Orange flood alert in Somalia

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On 21/05/2020, a flood started in Somalia, lasting until 29/05/2020 (last update). The flood caused 26 deaths and 412000 displaced .

Resilience of SMEs

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including micro SMEs, are the bedrock of global, national, and local markets. Two in every three people works in an SME (OECD 2019).1 When disaster strikes, SMEs are hit harder, suffer longer and are slower to recover than larger businesses. If the global community is to improve the lives and livelihoods of people in emerging and growing economies, we must tackle risk in SMEs.