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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Drought-like situation imminent in state
Thiruvananthapuram: Though not indicated as El Nino effect, soaring temperatures and a likely drop in summer showers could lead to a drought like situation in Kerala, according to Indian Meteorological
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Integrating local hybrid knowledge and state support for climate change adaptation in the Asian Highlands
New hybrid forms of climate change adaptation combining local and nonlocal/scientific knowledge are emerging across the Asian Highlands region. Yet, while local adaptive capacity can be based on place-based
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Urban preparedness: lessons from the Kathmandu Valley
This report presents a series of lessons on good practice and innovative approaches for urban risk management, preparedness and response programmes learnt from Kathmandu Valley case study. The report covers
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Adaptation to climate change: linking DRR with microinsurance
This issue explores the important role played by microinsurance in building up the resilience of communities vulnerable to addressing the impact of disasters and climate change. The content includes:
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Locals take initiative to prevent flooding
Hundreds of locals living near Mohana River in Kailali are building an embankment along the river banks to prevent flooding in their settlement. They have taken the initiative after the government did
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Quake-preparedness drill planned for NE States
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is undertaking multi-state mega mock exercises, covering the eight states of the NE region, on March 10 and 13 next to assess the gap in the earthquake
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Disaster risk mitigation programmes concludes
Taplejung, Jan. 26: Nepal Red Cross Society, Taplejung has declared the completion of Rapid Rehabilitation and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes in the district. As a part of developing resilience and
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Understanding children’s risk and agency in urban areas and their implications for child-centred urban disaster risk reduction in Asia
This paper presents the findings of a study that IIED undertook in partnership with Plan International on urban children’s risk and agency in four large Asian cities: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal),
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Japan pledges $19bn in aid to ASEAN region
Japan on Saturday pledged 20 trillion yen ($19.2 billion) in aid to Southeast Asian nations over the next five years to help close the region’s development gap and improve its disaster preparedness.
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Call to protect Asian cities from disasters
Leaders should recognise and act on dangers facing people living on the margins in urban centres, a report states. World Vision International’s report titled ‘Cities Prepare’, which was launched today,