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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Cyclone Sidr: What have we learnt?
Md Nadiruzzaman argues that we need to learn more from past experience of the impact of natural hazards if we are to deal effectively with these events in the future.
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Scientists create tornadoes to test homes in Japan
London: Japanese scientists claim to be creating artificial tornadoes to test houses in the island nation in an effort to save building structures from damage in case of a disaster. In fact, a team from four Japanese organisations
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Opp: State lacks preparedness
Disaster Management SHILLONG: State Government's apparent lack of adequate preparedness for meeting eventualities like earthquake came to the fore during Question Hour in the Assembly on Wednesday. Opposition NCP's John Manner Marak wanted to know whether the Government would create an 'Anti-Disaster Squad' as part of its disaster management scheme. To this the Minister for Revenue & Disa
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Global climate risk index 2011
As in previous years, the Global Climate Risk Index 2011 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent available data from 2009 as well as for the period 1990-2009 were taken into account.
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Guidance on water supply and sanitation in extreme weather events
This document is intended to provide an overview on why and how adaptation policies should consider the vulnerability of, and new risk elements for, health and environment arising from water services management during adverse weather episodes.
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UN praises Indias efforts on disaster risk reduction
Incheon (South Korea): India
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Children and disaster risk reduction in asia and the pacific: a way forward
<p>This paper presents the conclusions of a review of disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives 22 countries of the Asia-Pacific region through the lens of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It covers all aspects of children's daily life and life chances and demonstrates that all are affected by disasters.
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Natural hazards, unnatural disasters: the economics of effective prevention
This report focuses on preventing death and destruction from "natural" disasters, and concludes that governments can appreciably increase prevention. It looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens and shows that growing cities will increase exposure to hazards, but that vulnerability will not rise if cities are better managed.
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UNDP-funded survey exposes loopholes in quake-preparedness
On Tuesday, Uttarakhand's Governor, Margaret Alva flagged off trucks loaded with aid materials for victims of natural disasters while students of Welham Girls School pitched in with their bit; acts that definitely deserve appreciation. However, as one acknowledges the relief effort, thoughts dash to the looming possibility of a catastrophic earthquake that may ravage the State any time.
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The Asia-Pacific disaster report, 2010
<p><span id="itro1">Countries in the Asia-Pacific are more prone to natural disasters than those in other parts of the world says this first of its kind regional disaster report launched at 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in South Korea.</span></p>