News and announcements

The Directorate of the Disaster Risk Management in the Office of the Prime Minister says it is prepared for any flood situation. 'We are well-prepared because preparedness to us is a process and we are committed'...

'To minimize damage from such earthquakes, we need to learn various lessons from the Hanshin earthquake and the March 11 disaster. We should continue reforming our disaster prevention schemes, bearing in mind that things beyond our expectation do occur'...

By combining the locations of all social infrastructure and citizens’ feedback, all development partners could better track the contribution they are making towards improving local public services and disaster preparedness in developing countries...

Kochi, one of the major industrial belts, is vulnerable to chemical disasters. 'Prevention is the primary step and for that we need to conduct regular checks and inspections. But, we don't have a laboratory with required equipment'...

'There are no one-size-fits-all solutions — better climate-smart farming practices need to respond to different local conditions, to geography, weather and the natural resource base'...

'Infrastructures like drainage systems, roads and transportations, buildings and so on which we are developing now will last several decades. If they do not incorporate features to adapt to climate change there are going to be huge losses'...

A major review of the 2010 and 2011 Pakistani floods is calling on donors to be more generous in their support for disaster preparedness and early recovery, and to help Pakistani NGOs to play a bigger role in crisis response.

Contrary to Filipinos, Japanese have learned their lesson from nature and are rebuilding their coastal cities to make them less vulnerable to future tsunamis and the inevitable rise in sea levels due to global warming...