Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Disaster Preparedness
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Strengthening disaster risk management in India: a review of five state disaster management plans
India has suffered from many disasters in its recent history, both natural and climate-related, and these continue to cause devastation. In November 2015, floods in the southern city of Chennai, Tamil
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Strengthening disaster risk management in India: a review of five state disaster management plans
India has suffered from many disasters in its recent history, both natural and climate-related, and these continue to cause devastation. In November 2015, floods in the southern city of Chennai, Tamil
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Disaster risk reduction for community resilience: a synthesis of lessons from more than a decade of disaster risk reduction programming
This publication is a synthesis of lessons from more than a decade of Concern Worldwide’s disaster risk reduction (DRR) programming in the area of community resilience. Based on research in Afghanistan,
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Bangladesh disaster-related statistics 2015: climate change and natural disaster perspectives
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.star2.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/str2_afpdisaster1_cb_1(lead)-770x470.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 183px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The impact of climate change
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Reducing disaster risk by managing urban land use: guidance notes for planners
This document provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use management-related tools they have at their disposal—land use planning, development control instruments, greenfield development,
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Greater than 7.8 nepal quake could hit Himalayan region: study
Due to the lack of post-earthquake movement, leading to build-up strain in the faults, the Himalayan region may experience an earthquake far more destructive than the 2015 7.8 Nepal quake that killed 8,000
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Climate change-induced loss and damage in Pakistan: an investigation of impacts on society and the economy
This paper aims to raise awareness about Loss and Damage (L&D) and ignite conversation about how Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Loss & Damage (L&D) can be linked in
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Solving the puzzle: innovating to reduce risk
This report provides a community perspective on priorities for future collaboration and investment in the development and use of disaster risk information for developing countries. The intended outcome
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National Disaster Management Plan, 2016
The purpose of this document is to formulate guidelines for the preparation of plans to make India disaster resilient and reduce loss of lives. The plan is based on the four priority themes of the "Sendai
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US scientists in Japan pitch to use smartphone sensor network for early earthquake warning system
California scientists have pitched a plan, during a meeting in Japan, to develop a global network of app-enabled smartphones — already equipped with sophisticated vibration sensors — to create a kind of