Update

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is set to make a payout of approximately US$6.3 million to the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands...

The EU-funded programme SCIER (Sensor and Computing Infrastructure for Environmental Risks) took on the challenge of developing a state-of-the-art automated system to detect disasters in the making....

'The project is urgently needed to reduce Africa's disaster risk profile...which is expected to worsen under future climate change projections,' said DiMP's Dr Ailsa Holloway....

A New Zealand-led consortium of scientists is planning to drill into the Alpine Fault in the South Island so they can learn more about earthquakes and how the fault operates.

'The week also provides the opportunity to strengthen the partnership arrangements involving relevant government agencies, the private sector, civil societies and the community in general on disaster preparedness,' said Ratu Epeli Ganilau Interim Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration....

'Schools are also centres for learning and spreading disaster risk reduction awareness in the community' said state official Manasa Vaniqi....

'Governments must come up with medium and long-term strategies to cope with flooding.' said Hervé Ludovic De Lys of UNOCHA 'humanitarian responses are not sustainable.'....

Vulnerable nations will be among those hit earliest and hardest by the impacts of climate change on water resources management, food security and health, in particular in Africa....

Experts seek to fill gaps in knowledge, planning and technology....

Professor Santosh Kumar of the National Institute of Disaster Management gives his perspective on disaster management and preparedness in India....