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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NWA gets $50m for hurricane work
Government has allocated $50 million to the National Works Agency (NWA) to implement mitigation measures for the 2014 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Communications Manager
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Uttarakhand: development and ecological sustainability
<p>This new report on development and ecological sustainability in Uttarakhand by Ravi Chopra, environmentalist analyzes Uttarakhand, India, current development pattern in terms of equity and sustainability in the context of floods and landslides which affected the region. Says that the devastation in Uttarakhand on June 15-17, 2013 was aggravated many times over by the heavy constructions and the model of infrastructure-led development undertaken in the mountain state. It outlines development actions that can enhance ecological sustainability, equity and reduce regional imbalances and argues that establishment of effective disaster management systems and procedures at the community, district and state levels will require good governance, and active engagement of the civil society as an active partner in disaster management</p>
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Urban vulnerability in Southeast Asia: summary of vulnerability assessments in Mekong-Building Climate Resilience in Asian Cities (M-BRACE)
This report documents the process and findings of a series of participatory Vulnerability Assessments (VAs) undertaken as part of the Mekong Building Climate Resilience in Asian Cities (M-BRACE) program.
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Guangdong plans quake, tsunami monitoring center
Guangdong province plans to build an earthquake and tsunami monitoring and pre-warning center, according to the provincial earthquake administration. The center, to be based at the Guangzhou earthquake
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Likely Chenab flood may affect 0.3m villagers
The district administration has chalked out a comprehensive plan to meet any eventuality during likely flood in the river Chenab and other nullahs, and feared that according to estimates, 229,368 acres
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North China gets early-warning system for quakes
An earthquake early warning system developed by a private research organization has been installed in Beijing and its surrounding areas, and testing of the system has already begun. "The installation
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National policy guidelines on vulnerable groups in disasters
This document is an effort of the Gender and Child Cell (GCC) towards developing a more focused mechanism to prioritize, integrate, and address the needs and concerns of vulnerable groups. It is intended
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Precautionary measures help reduce loss of lives in natural disasters
Damage caused by natural disasters has sharply been reduced since April 29, 1991 when a cyclonic storm ripped through the coastal region, killing nearly 138,882 people and 1,061,029 livestock. The ability
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Meeting the urban challenge: adapting humanitarian efforts to an urban world
This document considers how the nature of urban space and of urban populations influences disasters in cities; it discusses the question of urban disasters in comparison with rural disasters and factors
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Locals put up a fight against Dotung floods
At a time when the state is busy in electioneering, the flood-prone people of Paglam Circle put up a fight against a possible deluge during the coming rainy season and conducted a social service at Dotung