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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Pakistan vulnerable to another disaster: Oxfam
<p> Pakistan has failed to invest in prevention measures since last year`s floods that killed 1,750 people and is vulnerable to another disaster this monsoon season, Oxfam said on Tuesday.</p> <p>
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18 villages declared prone to floods
The district administration of Mansehra has declared 18 villages and towns along the Kunhar and Siren rivers as highly dangerous in view of floods in the monsoon season. Chairing the pre-monsoon planning meeting here on Wednesday, District Coordination Officer Umber Ali Khan said that Rs10 million had been transferred to the emergency account to cope with any flood situation and promptly launch
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Mansehra villages prone to floods
The district administration of Mansehra has declared 18 villages and towns along the Kunhar and Siren rivers as highly dangerous in view of floods in the monsoon season. Chairing the pre-monsoon planning meeting here on Wednesday, District Coordination Officer Umber Ali Khan said that Rs10 million had been transferred to the emergency account to cope with any flood situation and promptly launch
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Community managed disaster risk reduction: upward and onward
This publication highlights the issues related to Community-managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR). It contains articles contributed by disaster risk reduction practitioners from different agencies and
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Pakistan Woefully Unprepared For New Floods
It took farmer Ghulam Hussain almost a year to start re-building his house, destroyed last year in floods that left vast swathes of Pakistan underwater, and disrupted the lives of more than 18 million people. Now, his small, two-room mud and brick house -- just a few hundred meters from the Indus River -- is almost complete, but he is worried as to how long it will survive. "It took me a lon
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approves contingency plan for flood control
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti has approved a comprehensive contingency plan for controlling possible devastated flood during monsoon rains and directed PDMA for ensuring provision of assistance materials, food and other needs in flood vulnerable areas. Protection to lives and property of people, timely provision of assistance materials and food items is the responsibi
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After Delay, Iranians Launch a Satellite
Iran said it launched a satellite into orbit on Wednesday that Western aerospace experts said could be used for limited military reconnaissance and also to monitor crops and track damage from earthquakes, flooding and other natural disasters. It was the second time that an Iranian rocket had carried a satellite into orbit and took place more than two years after Iran joined the international sp
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Rs 122 cr for anti-flood steps
The Punjab Government today sanctioned Rs 122 crore to enable the Irrigation Department to complete flood protection measures before the onset of the monsoon in the state. Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon said the amount would be spent on strengthening the 1,198-km-long embankments, training 3,800 workers and de-silting the 7,233-km-long drainage system.
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A better climate for disaster risk management
<p>This report explores issues at the nexus of climate-related disasters and development. It takes stock of the needs and capabilities of the humanitarian community and assesses the types of climate-related information products that may help inform the decision-making process.
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35 cities will get radiation meters
NEW DELHI: Wiser from the Japanese experience, the government is set to mandate installation of dosimeters -- that measure radiation -- in 35 large cities, apart from stipulating that home loans and infrastructure lending be available only to projects compliant with national disaster preparedness norms. These are expected to be finalized at a special meeting of the National Disaster Management