Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
El Niño is a local warming of surface waters that takes place in the entire equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean of the Peruvian coast and which affects the atmospheric circulation worldwide. La Niña refers to the cold equivalent of El Niño. El Niño and La Niña …
Drought in West Pokot and Turkana counties has forced pupils to drop out of school as pastoralists move to Uganda. Kacheliba MP Mark Lomunokol yesterday said residents had been forced to migrate to the neighbouring country in search of pasture and water for their livestock. “Last year, there was total …
The worst flooding in over 20 years turned the Northern California community of Guerneville into an island on Wednesday after authorities ordered thousands of residents to get out or risk being stranded for days. Water rose to the roofs of homes and submerged cars as the rain-swollen Russian River overflowed …
Dozens of people have been buried by a landslide at an unlicensed goldmine in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, the national disaster agency has said, as emergency personnel used their bare hands and farm tools to reach victims calling for help from beneath the rubble. The agency said two people were …
The purpose of this study is to propose the Bayesian Network (BN) model to estimate flood peak from Atmospheric Ensemble Forecasts (AEFs). The Weather Research and Forecasting model was used to simulate historic storms using five cumulus parameterization schemes. The BN model was trained to forecast flood peak from AEFs. …
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) that strategically conserve or restore nature to support conventionally built infrastructure systems (also referred to as gray infrastructure) can reduce disaster risk and produce more resilient and lower-cost services in developing countries. In the disaster risk management (DRM) and water security sectors, NBS can be applied as …
Uttarakhand witnessed a devastating natural disaster during 15 to 17 June 2013 in the form of cloud bursts and heavy to very heavy rainfall in most parts of the higher reaches of Himalayas. This unprecedented rainfall resulted in flash floods and landslides at various locations and caused widespread damage to …
This framework is closely aligned with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Sendai Framework was originally endorsed by UN Member States, including PNG, back in 2015 in Sendai. Japan. The aim of the PNG National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework is to achieve substantial reduction of disaster risk and …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, present this Seventy-first Report on the subject 'Central Assistance for Disaster Management and Relief' pertaining to the Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). The Committee heard the views of the representatives of the State government of Kerala on 18 …
The world is facing unprecedented "environmental breakdown" which could threaten the stability of societies, warns this new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Climate change and damage to land, soil, air, water and animal populations are happening at such a scale and pace that the window to …
The Action Taken Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Eleventh Report of the Committee on „The Cyclone Ockhi - Its Impact on Fishermen and Damage Caused by it‟. The Two Hundred Eleventh Report …
This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Fiji, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. The assessment forms …
This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Sri Lanka, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. The assessment …
At least 12 people have been killed as heavy rain wreaked havoc in Saudi Arabia this week, according to the kingdom’s civil defence authority. The heavy downpours hit mainly the western and northwestern parts of the country close to the border with Jordan. Ten people died in the northwestern city …
This publication describes India’s fi rst comprehensive city-level fl ood forecasting and early warning system. Located in Kolkata, the system provides forecasts and real-time updates on rainfall and inundation levels, among other climate and environmental data, thereby strengthening the city’s resilience. Since 1998, the Asian Development Bank has been supporting …
Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for the majority of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards, according to analysis of 281 events recorded by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) in …
China's weather was generally stable last year, and the nation experienced significantly less weather-related damage and fewer deaths and injuries than in recent years, the China Meteorological Administration reported on Tuesday. Phenomena such as rainstorms, floods, droughts and dust storms were less severe than usual last year, according to the …
This report analyzes the increasing risks of extreme weather events to the ‘Financial Institutions’ (FIs) in India, as the frequency and severity of these events intensifies. The report cover three aspects: Growing crop losses, given the high vulnerability of agriculture to weather events and the poor resilience of farmers’ in …
A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off Indonesia's central island of Sumbawa, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The tremor on Tuesday followed a pair of offshore quakes in the same area earlier Tuesday, including one that was magnitude 6.1 south …
Aon plc, launches its Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2018 Annual Report. This evaluates the impact of global natural disaster events to identify trends, manage volatility and enhance resilience. The report reveals that 394 natural catastrophe events in 2018 generated economic losses of USD 225 billion. Of that total, private …
