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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Resilient livelihoods: disaster risk reduction for food and nutrition security
This framework explains the Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security Framework Programme of the FAO which has been undertaken with the goal of enhancing the resilience of livelihoods against
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CAG slams NDMA functioning, calls it 'ineffective'
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has drawn flak from the CAG which said the apex planning and supervising body in handling calamity has been found to be ineffective in most of the key
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Performance Audit of Disaster Preparedness in India
This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2012 containing the results of the Performance Audit of Disaster Preparedness in India. The performance audit was conducted
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Natural disasters killed 420 in 1 yr: MoHA
At least 420 people were killed by natural disasters in the country within the last one year period, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA). Among the natural disasters, lightning topped the
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GSI takes up survey projects in Sikkim to assess seismic hazard
In the backdrop of two strong earthquakes rocking Sikkim, the capital city of which is witnessing haphazard growth and mushrooming of multi-storey buildings, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has launched
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Building resilience to natural disasters and major economic crises
The Asia-Pacific region has been battered in recent years by a relentless series of shocks. Some have been related to natural disasters, such as earthquakes or droughts or floods. Others, such as the 2008
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Making cities resilient: summary for policymakers
The policy brief informs local policymakers about the current trends and activities taking place in selected cities that have signed up to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign since 2010. The Summary draws
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Dhaka among 20 cities most vulnerable to quakes, Says Stanford University's index
Although Dhaka city has not experienced a major earthquake yet, it is one of the world’s 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes, says an Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University, USA. It
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$6m for enhancing quake preparedness
Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University ranks Bangladesh (Dhaka) among the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquake in the world. The World Bank is providing assistance (grant) in financing
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Separate security units to fight natural disasters
The government is thinking of constituting trained and equipped search and rescue (SAR) teams of security personnel to deal with natural disasters in the country. One medium SAR team comprising 50-60