News and announcements

'From the Horn of Africa and South East Asia to Russia and Afghanistan, a year of floods, droughts, and extreme heat has helped push tens of millions of people into hunger and poverty. Governments must act now in Durban'...

The state Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Adedapo Lam-Adesina has stated that the recent flood disaster which ravaged Nigeria was one of the main motivations to introduce a disaster management training...

An official of the Zambian Government, Nkandu Luo, expressed that all Africans should cooperate as one since severe weather challenges are shared by all poor nations during the 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17)...

'Finishing the task from Cancun means translating policy into concrete action', and this includes launching the adaptation committee, approving the modalities and guidelines for national adaptation plans and progress on approaches to address loss and damages...

It's one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Over the last twenty years a yearly average of some four million people have been affected by disasters in the Philippines each year and over 33,000 people have lost their lives in 363 major reported events.

Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) today announced seven winning projects from across Africa that will support important and innovative initiatives to better equip the African continent to deal with the effects of climate change...

Namibia has launched national climate change policy to guide efforts to adapt and mitigate the impact of climate change in the country, reports Africa News. Namibia is obliged to submit mandatory periodic reports in the form of 'national communications', which it will submit at COP 17 in Durban, next week...

David Kamien, CEO of Mind-Alliance comments, 'We are dedicated to supporting the goals of the UNISDR by enhancing the flow of information needed to manage and reduce risk.'...