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Displaying 15 of about 35 resultsCyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008, making landfall in Ayeyarwady Division and directly hitting the country’s largest city, Yangon. Forty townships in Yangon Division and seven townships in Ayeyarwady Division remain on the Government’s list of disaster areas. Assessment teams have reported major damage in affected areas, particularly the…
This update marks six months since a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered the worst natural catastrophe in living memory. Within this relatively short period of time, a great deal has changed: the dead have been buried, the homeless have been given shelter, and the orphaned have received care and protection. Even in the hardest-hit area…
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence, impact, and management issues relating to the twelve UNISDR Regional Wildland Fire Networks around the…
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence, impact, and management issues relating to the twelve UNISDR Regional Wildland Fire Networks around the…
This document is the result of a participatory process developed from April to December 2003, through national workshops and forums of analysis and proposals in the different countries of the Central American region. These processes ended with the Mitch+5 Regional Forum, which took place in December in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The forum brough…
The tsunami of 26 December 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. Six months after the tragedy, the rebuilding and recovery process has provided an opportunity for the health sectors in the affected countries, assisted by the World Health Organization (WHO), to strengthen their health systems in a long-term, sustainable manner. Lo…
Press conference for the release of the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment Report
Statement by John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great honour and pleasure for me to participate today in the release of the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment R…
The project
The project “Disaster preventive reconstruction and rehabilitation in Ica and Huancavelica, Peru” aims to integrate earthquake-resistant construction methods and technologies into rebuilding residential buildings in the provinces affected by the 2007 earthquake. It also aims to build local capacities, to cope with extreme natural events.
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For small developing countries like Jamaica and most other Caribbean islands the cost of repairs after natural disasters, which have been compounded by climate change, can negatively impact development.
This view was expressed by Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, on Friday (September 26), the eve of World Tourism Day, while he was addressing a semi…
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence, impact, and management issues relating to the twelve UNISDR Regional Wildland Fire Networks around the…
In Priority Five of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), strengthening preparedness for response at all levels, the HFA highlighted the essential role that disaster preparedness can play in saving lives and livelihoods particularly when integrated into an overall disaster risk reduction approach.
This guidance and indicator tool is designed to provide…
Background
The consultant will contribute to the operational functioning of two activities in the framework of the current UNEP portfolio, namely MFF (Mangroves for the Future) initiative and the collaboration between the UNEP in Asia and Pacific and the UNEP Post Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB).
MFF is a multi-agency, multi-country i…
Merlin International Profile
Merlin is the only specialist UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease and health system collapse. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.
Context and Background
Merlin has been p…
I. Background on ACTED
ACTED, l’Agence d’Aide à la Cooperation Technique et au Développement or the Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development, is an NGO registered in France with global operations in Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa. ACTED has been active in India since 2005, where it has completed a successful operation in the p…
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence, impact, and management issues relating to the twelve UNISDR Regional Wildland Fire Networks around the…