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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Bihar on alert post Cyclone Phailin
Bihar government has sounded alert in 28 flood-prone districts following a warning issued by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in the wake of Cyclone Phailin that pounded Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
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Bihar floods claim seven lives, situation grim
PATNA: Seven people - three at Lalganj, two at Kaimur and one each in Madhepura and Khagaria - were killed when their houses collapsed due to impact of heavy rain and storm in the last two days. The moderate
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Proposals for Northern Ireland flood risk policy announced
Flood risk assessments will need to be submitted by developers in Northern Ireland if new initiatives by the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) to reduce the risk of future flooding are approved. Under
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Management of super cyclone and flood in Orissa
Orissa on the East Coast along with West Bengal and Andhrapradesh has the locational disadvantage of being in the path of depression of severe cyclonic storms that occur before the onset of south-west
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CM for disaster management preparedness
LAHORE: In view of the recent rains and floods, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the divisional commissioners and district administrations to monitor the flow of water in rivers and water
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K’taka to set up Natural Calamities Relief Fund
Karnataka is setting up a Natural Calamities Relief Fund with a corpus of Rs 125 crore to reduce hardships of the people hit by such disasters besides meeting the demands of the affected districts. This
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Odisha state disaster management plan 2013
Efficient disaster management calls for meticulous planning. The paradigm shift in management of disasters from Reactive Approach of Relief, Restoration and Rehabilitation to the Pro-active Approach of
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Lessons still Unlearned
The advance warning came from the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Dehradun on June 13. The department predicted "heavy to very heavy rainfall in the upper regions of Uttarakhand
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Climate-related disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Natural disasters are on the rise worldwide. There are more and more intense natural disasters—which are defined to cause at least 100 deaths or to affect the basic survival needs of at least 1,000 people—resulting
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Resilience in action: lessons from public-private collaborations around the world
This report discusses nine outstanding cases of collaborations that build resilience, selected from an analysis of over 100 examples of public-private collaborations in developing countries. These case