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DisasterAWARE allows teams to overlay global near real-time and historical hazard and impact data , including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, cyclones, conflicts, and more, reports CNW. Its integrated modeling capabilities allow fusion of other valuable information, such as population, infrastructure and critical facilities, helping organizations and planner to better prepare...
The study revealed widespread concern among participants about governments' approach to flooding. According to the report, too little is invested in flood risk mitigation and adaptation, while the DFAA helps homeowners recover after a storm without providing incentives for preventive measures beforehand...
Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) today announced seven winning projects from across Africa that will support important and innovative initiatives to better equip the African continent to deal with the effects of climate change...
'Involving children in disaster planning and making sure we respect their rights to information and education will go a long way towards building resilient communities that can cope effectively when disasters occur and rebuild as quickly as possible'...
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.