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After the double disasters of floods and a landslide hit North and South Hwanghae province in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Red Cross volunteers and officials were quick to conduct early warning and evacuation activities. To avoid future disasters, locals are mapping risks, ensuring people are aware of early warnings and running evacuation drills.

RMS has developed a credible list of ten ‘one in 100 year’ catastrophes that could hit the Asia Pacific region. These destructive events have a 1% annual chance of occurring and could cause widespread devastation, some precisely because they are not being prepared for.

At an event organized by MIKTA partners - Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey and Australia - experts in DRR highliht meaningful community engagement as central to achievement of the Sendai Framework and SDG agenda.

The Korean Meteorological Administration has signed an agreement with the WMO to host the International Coordination Office for the second phase of a project which aims to improve predictions at sub-seasonal to seasonal timescales. The main aim of the sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction project is to improve forecast skill and understanding of seasonal timescales.

Member countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region have endorsed the Malé Declaration, committing to build health systems able to anticipate, respond to, cope with, recover from and adapt to climate-related shocks. It recognizes that integrating climate risks with national disaster risk management is necessary for a health system resilient to climate change.

This report reviews the availability of data in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

This study aims to examine the relationship between flood damage and forest cover in North Korea in order to provide an insight for both climate change adaptation and mitigation. North Korea in fact, has been experiencing severe losses and damages from

Sinyang County in South Phyongan Province used to be one of the most disaster prone areas in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Through its Integrated Programme, which covers disaster risk reduction, community-based health care and water and sanitation, the DPRK Red Cross has significantly reduced the impact of disasters in Sinyang County and strengthened the community’s ability to cope...