Climate change, debt and COVID-19
This study provides an analysis of the linkages between multi-hazard exposure, lack of resilience, resulting disaster risk with related loss and damage, sovereign debt risks, and the lack of investment
Papua New Guinea
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Strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Papua province
The quake hits 250km west of provincial capital Jayapura but geologists say no threat of tsunami A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the Indonesian province of Papua, US geologists said Tuesday,
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 strikes off Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which struck 150 km (90 miles) southwest of the town of Arawa, was relatively shallow,
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Earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea: USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the latest in a series of tremors in the area. There were
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes off Papua New Guinea- USGS
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 154 km south of Rabaul, at a depth of 85 km (53 miles), the United States Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate
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Major Earthquake Hits Papua New Guinea
A major earthquake with a recorded magnitude of 7.5 hit Papua New Guinea on Monday morning. A tsunami alert was issued soon after. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a small tsunami and frightening locals near the epicentre, but prompting no reports of damage or injuries.
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Mass treatment with single-dose Azithromycin for Yaws
Yaws, an infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, affects mainly children in poor rural communities in tropical countries. This bacterium is transmitted by direct skin-to-skin,
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Making Papua New Guinea’s community-managed tree plantations sustainable
A new research project led by the University of Melbourne aims to make Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) forestry industry financially sustainable and bring social and environmental benefits to the developing nation.
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Endangered Orangutans Gain From Eco-Friendly Shifts in Palm Oil Market
Orangutans are endangered. Now, they're also at the epicenter of a quiet revolution, a transformation taking place on our grocery store shelves, as one company after another promises to switch to palm
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Sanitation, water supply and hygiene in urban informal settlements: Papua New Guinea
In 2012 Papua New Guinea undertook a national Service Delivery Assessment of rural water, rural sanitation, urban water and urban sanitation services to identify coverage and targets, how well services