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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World disasters report 2009: focus on early warning, early action
This 2009 edition of the World Disasters Report focuses on disaster risk reduction. It argues that early warning without early action is not enough and calls for cost-effective prevention measures, rather than the expensive response operations.
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National disaster management guidelines: management of landslides and snow avalanches
This document details the guidelines aimed at institutionalising the landslide hazard mitigation efforts, to make society aware of the various aspects of landslide hazard in the country and to prepare the society to take suitable action to reduce both risks and costs associated with this hazard. Includes regulatory and non-regulatory frameworks with defined time schedules for all activities.
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Calamities eating into Orissas development
BHUBANESWAR: Natural calamities are not just a drain on the exchequer of the State, they also are eating into the development pie of Orissa. What
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No sitcom radio system as well for monsoon 09
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Uddhav plans meet with CM to check city floods
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray will call on chief minister Ashok Chavan to press for greater coordination between the BMC, the railways, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the MMRDA to prevent flooding in Mumbai during monsoon.
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State flood preparedness yet to be geared up
Though the rainy season is approaching, Assam is still not fully equipped to deal with the problem of floods and to mitigate the sufferings of the people of the affected areas.
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Generate awareness of disaster preparedness among coastal folk
On creating awareness: Cuddalore Collector Rajendra Ratnoo addressing a disaster risk management programme on Tuesday.
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Aerial survey for flood risk mapping completed
Aloysius Xavier Lopez It will help in planning flood mitigation measures for Chennai
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The sleeping dragon
The great Sichuan earthquake of 12 May 2008 caught Earth scientists off guard. A year on, Alexandra Witze reports from the shattered towns on how researchers have learned from their failures.
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Closing the gaps: disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in developing countries
The international Commission on Climate Change and Development is launching its final report on the 14th of May at the UN, with participation of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.