Update

Mr Kofi Portuphy, National Coordinator of NADMO, stressed the need to inculcate education and sensitisation on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the routine humanitarian aid work to reduce occurrences of disasters...

While noting steps already taken to tackle mega-disasters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to reshape response strategies and place a much higher premium on disaster risk reduction...

The Republic of China Red Cross Society will continue a US$3.1 million project to help with healthcare and disaster risk reduction in five tsunami-hit countries...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region IV-A hosted recently a two-day workshop on preparedness and response to oil spill during which LGU prepared a draft sensitivity map and a draft Municipal Oil Spill Contingency Plan...

The Government, with the support from the UN system, is in the process of establishing a Geographic Information System hazard risk map on natural and human–induced disasters to minimize the effects of disasters triggered by climate change...

The project, funded by DIPECHO and implemented in 20 schools by HOPE'87 and Hashoo Foundation, intends to provide safety to school students, villagers and community in times of natural hazards such as earthquake, floods and landslides...

'Prevention is better than cure,' but 'the Pakistani government seems to be more concerned with the cure part of the statement than with prevention,' asserts the Business Recorder...

'We have added disaster risk reduction as one of the core areas in our portfolio. Nepal has made much progress but if a major disaster occurs, the developmental gains could be lost in no time. Our focus in the days to come will be in developing policies for more effective inclusive development, empowering women and the marginalized groups.'...

As the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day, UNISDR, the strategic arm of the United Nations working on disaster risk reduction, recognizes the valuable contribution of humanitarian workers who risk their lives everyday to help others, whilst emphasizing their crucial role in reducing disaster risk.

'Recognizing that we can do more and do better for the mental health of disaster affected populations, WHO and partners have developed this guide to ensure that standards and best practices are consistently applied in humanitarian settings' - and hopefully aid long-term recovery, too...