News and announcements

'We were never told that the water would be that bad. We lost livestock and the grain we had harvested,' a villager in lowveld area of Zimbabwe said, highlighting the poor early warning and disaster monitoring systems in Zimbabwe...

In response to yesterday's news in which Pakistan's disaster authority requests a Rs 20bn allocation to prepare against disasters, Oxfam country director Neva Khan welcomes the authority's steps towards a more resilient and self-reliant Pakistan...

Kristalina Georgieva, the EU Commissioner for crisis response stressed on the need to plan and prepare for the effects of snow melting and the risk of further floods. 'Prevention is everyone’s business,' she underlined...

Presidents Jacob Zuma and Tarja Halonen suggest to strengthen resilience by promoting disaster risk reduction, adaptation and sound safety nets for the most vulnerable to tackle the massive challenge of retooling the global economy, preserving the environment and providing greater opportunity and equity to all...

While the primary objective is to provide solidarity to affected schools in Japan, the message drafting will also enhance Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) information and knowledge among participating ASPnet schools....

A new Foresight project investigating how to improve anticipation of and resilience to disasters is being announced today by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir John Beddington...

'Community preparedness becomes especially important when it comes to special needs residents who may need additional support,' Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said...

'Adaptation to climate change will require better water management and more sharing of information and data about water resources,' says World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Mr Jarraud...