News and announcements

The Angolan Environment minister, Maria de Fatima Jardim, recently announced the imminent approval of the National Adaptation Action Programme, focussed on "immediate" measures of mitigation and adaptation...

'Permanent and semi-permanent water body monitoring is an essential resource for rangeland activities and irrigated agriculture areas in the semi-arid zone," said Issifou Alfari of AGRHYMET...

'The international community is increasingly concerned about the consequences of climate change for people, especially those in developing countries with little capacity to adapt to the changes' said Danish Minister Ulla Trnis...

In the wake of the devastating Sichuan earthquake, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $650,000 grant to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to help improve its disaster risk management system...

The Government of Pakistan has announced new measures to improve the flood forecasting and warning system...

'Learning about disaster risk reduction in schools can put teachers and children in a better position to play important role in saving lives and protecting members of the community in time of disaster.' said John V. Rogers of the ONS...

Ensuring the safety of residents and tourists is vital to one of the region's top economic earners - tourism, the Government of Barbados is committed to assisting in the establishment and implementation of a sustainable tourism development programme...

Hadramout governorate concluded on Tuesday a workshop on the protection of children and women from natural hazards...