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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On shaky ground
Alok Kumar Gupta Nearly half a million people living in and around the Jharia coalfield in Jharkhand have to be shifted to control underground fires. But the government has no sound strategy for their rehabilitation and the people have no trust in the government Kujama village in Jharkhand
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Slow and unsteady
It is doubtful the master plan will see the light of the day The relocation plan would have made more sense if it was done soon after a committee set up by the energy ministry in 1976 found underground fire active in the Jharia coalfield. Then, bccl did not even consider relocation. The Jharia Rehabilitation and Development Authority (jrda), responsible for shifting non- bccl
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Training prog on flood, earthquake risk mitigation held
KALIABOR, March 23
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Japan, ADB help Bangladesh tackle climate change challenges
Bangladesh is to receive support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan to tackle the huge challenges posed by climate change over the coming decades.
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Sri Lankan delegation to conduct feasibility study on disaster preparedness in Sumatra
Five countries including Sri Lanka are to send their delegations to conduct a feasibility study on the disaster preparedness in Padang, West Sumatra. Two delegates from each of the five countries, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, will participate at this meeting, executive director of the Indonesian Tsunami Alert Community (KOGAMI), Patra Rina Dewi said.
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Helipads to come up in coastal regions
New Delhi (PTI): Government has given the green signal for construction and operation of helipads in coastal regions as well rooftops of high rise buildings near coasts with an aim to carry out relief and rescue operations during natural calamities. However, keeping in view the environment sensitive nature of the coastal region, no commercial activities will be allowed.
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Extreme events and disasters: managing the risks
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has initiated work on a Special Report entitled
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Catalyzing climate and disaster resilience: processes for identifying tangible and economically robust strategies
The economic benefits to society of investing in disaster risk management substantially exceed the costs. Appropriately designed risk reduction strategies represent a sound
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Chemical disaster management
This document on chemical disaster management contains detailed descriptive lectures, talks of holistic disaster management (DM) framework, integration of chemical risk to holisitc and multi-hazard risk management, site assessment, legal framework, district level DM planning, as well as capacity building.
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Disaster Response Force yet to get State land
GUWAHATI, Feb 23