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 …
Over the past two centuries, effective building and land use regulation have dramatically reduced incidences of urban conflagration and epidemic disease. In the developed world, such regulation has resulted in successful risk reduction and hazard response adaptation. However, disaster risk reduction strategies for low- and middle-income countries have largely ignored …
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) group president Akinwumi Adesina says the institution has released a relief package of US$549 million in support of 14 countries most affected by the ongoing drought in eastern and southern Africa. In a statement issued in Lusaka, Mr Adesina said AfDB acknowledged the severe impact …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/04/2016 regarding minimum standards of relief for victims of disaster. The petitioner submitted before the Apex Court that as per Section 11 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, a …
New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of heritage and critical engines of the local economy in the event of catastrophe. "A lot of cultural and historic resources worldwide are at …
This edition of Swiss Re's flagship sigma series presents the annual review of natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the last year. The publication includes two feature chapters, one on the Tianjin explosions and another on the use of technology in disaster management. The key messages of this edition include: …
Heat Waves in Odisha in the year 1998 killed 2042 people. In the year 1999, the state implemented first HAP in the state. Despite having a HAP in place the state experienced another massive Heat Wave casualty in the year 2005 by losing 236 lives. There could have been many …
This document compiles submissions made by several Parties and organizations, with the aim to encourage comprehensive risk management by the diffusion of information related to financial instruments and tools, addressing the risks of loss and damage, associated to climate change. A number of valuable lessons are reported from the application …
This document compiles submissions made by several Parties and organizations, with the aim to encourage comprehensive risk management by the diffusion of information related to financial instruments and tools, addressing the risks of loss and damage, associated to climate change. A number of valuable lessons are reported from the application …
The City Government of Addis Ababa and Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable them to work together on earthquake risk assessment in the city. During the signing of the MoU, Addis Ababa City Municipality General Manager Haile Fesseha said establishing an …
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities released ‘The Economic Cost Of The Social Impact Of Natural Disasters’. This report looks at the costs and long-term social impacts of natural disasters in Australia and finds the social costs of natural disasters in 2015 were at least equal …
Drylands make up about 43 percent of the region’s land surface, account for about 75 percent of the area used for agriculture, and are home to about 50 percent of the population, including many poor. Involving complex interactions among many factors, vulnerability in drylands is rising, jeopardizing the livelihood for …
This paper highlights a number of ways in which disaster risk management financing and governance can be used to advance sustainable development and, likewise, in which development actions can be used to strengthen disaster resilience. These include: integration of disaster risk in the design of development policies, strategies, land use …
This research shows that disaster risks in towns and cities are strongly linked to underdevelopment. The population of Africa’s cities is growing rapidly. But as poor people cram into towns and cities characterised by limited, weak and often under-resourced infrastructure, they are increasingly relegated to marginal, inadequately serviced, informal settlements …
Australia said on Monday it would donate A$10 million ($7.1 million) to fund relief efforts in Fiji, where more than 60,000 people are sheltering in evacuation centers more than a week after the Pacific island nation was hit by its worst cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Winston, the worst ever recorded in …
This February 23, 2016 NOAA satellite photo shows Tropical Cyclone Winston (11P) in the South Pacific Ocean. Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji February 23, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston rose to 36 and officials warned the devastated Pacific nation's recovery could take months. The death toll from …
A joint UN assessment report released on Monday states there has been improvements in food security since the April 2015 Gorkha earthquake. The report, however, says the food insecurity still persists in some communities, particularly Dalit and single female-headed households. According to the assessment report, the vulnerable communities that fall …
Serious epidemics after the December 2015 floods in Chennai were averted by prompt preventive action initiated by the government which was supported by NGOs and citizen groups. This article highlights areas for improvement and initiates a dialogue around the theme of disaster preparedness and better coordinated relief efforts.
The President said citizens of this country have a right to lead a healthy, happy and productive life. “Distressing” pollution levels in cities have “breached” people’s right to lead a healthy, happy and productive life, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference, he said climate change has moved …
Luanda — A delegation of the European Union (EU) in Angola is announcing this Wednesday in Luanda the granting this year of EUR 1.3 million to fight hunger and malnutrition of children and vulnerable people affected by drought that is hitting the southern region of the country. This sum will …
The European Union has mobilized €170 million in emergency support for Ethiopia to tackle the ‘El Niño’ induced drought, Vice President of the European Commission Kristalina Georgieva announced on Wednesday.A statement by the EU said the support which comes from the European Development Fund will strengthen life-saving emergency assistance and …
