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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Developing technology for the developing world: Earthquake detection via smartphone
Countries that do not have or cannot afford earthquake detection systems may soon have an alternative thanks to a new technology being developed in the United States and discussed last week at the 6th
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Cities prepare: reducing vulnerabilities for the urban poor
This publication considers disaster risk reduction from an urban perspective, with a focus on the cities of the Asia Pacific region. It focuses on the children of the Asia Pacific region who are living
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Cyclone Phailin in Odisha: rapid damage and needs assessment report
The severe cyclone storm "Phailin" that hit the coast of Odisha on October 12, 2013, brought with it very high speed winds and heavy rainfall that caused extensive damages particularly to houses, standing
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The role of education on disaster preparedness: Case study of 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes on Thailand’s Andaman Coast
In this paper we investigate how well residents of the Andaman coast in Phang Nga province, Thailand, are prepared for earthquakes and tsunami. It is hypothesized that formal education can promote disaster
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Community-based disaster risk management in Pakistan
Disaster risk management (DRM), including disaster risk reduction (DRR), has received increased attention in Pakistan since the 2005 earthquake and the 2010 floods. In particular, development actors have
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Quick tsunami sensors tested in Mediterranean
A new alert system could improve tsunami warnings in the Mediterranean, but most countries bordering the sea still lack evacuation plans, scientists have said ahead of a meeting of 20 countries in Italy
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Building resilience : integrating climate and disaster risk into development
This report presents the World Bank Group's experience in climate and disaster resilient development and contends that it is essential to eliminate extreme poverty and achieve shared prosperity by 2030.
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Weather and climate resilience: effective preparedness through national meteorological and hydrological services
The importance of weather, climate, and water information is rising because of the need to minimize growing economic losses, serve more elaborate societal needs, and help countries adapt to climate change.
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Natural disasters: saving lives today, building resilience for tomorrow
The rapid growth in the number of people living in cities and urban landscapes is increasing the world’s susceptibility to natural disasters, according to this new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It warns that the unprecedented influx of people to urban areas across the developing world is leading to a large increase in people living in locations susceptible to natural disasters, and the situation is exacerbated by the explosive expansion of informal settlements or ‘slums’.
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World disasters report 2013: focus on technology and the future of humanitarian action
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/world_disasters.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 299px; margin: 5px; float: left;" />The World Disasters Report 2013 examines