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Displaying 54 of about 54 resultsKathmandu – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Nepal informed that a project funded by the people of Thailand to support the Nepalese people for their recovery and reconstruction efforts from the earthquake 2015 has concluded on an exemplarily successful note. The results of the project were presented today in Kathmandu.
Some of the…
By Heidi Tuhkanen
Seven years ago this week, the Philippines was struck by super-Typhoon Haiyan, and has been hit with numerous typhoons since, including Super-Typhoon Rolly (Goni) and Typhoon Molave (Quinta) within the last weeks alone, all on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. In remembrance of these disasters, we are sharing insights from our most recent…
By Chathurga Karunanayake
Urbanisation has intensified many of the most pressing global challenges over the last few decades. Today, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has become top priority for the vast majority of towns and cities across the world, which account for over 95 per cent of total reported COVID-19 cases according to the UN-Habitat COVID…
Resilient infrastructure protects people during disasters and enables communities to recover quickly in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
Two examples from Vanuatu during and after Tropical Cyclone Harold – a Category 5 storm – illustrate the point powerfully.
During the devastating storm, the two classrooms of Balon School on the island of Santo…
By Sanjeevi Jayasuriya
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The 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake caused tremendous damage and loss. The majority of the damaged buildings were stone/brick masonry structures with no seismic detailing, whereas most of the RC buildings were undamaged. This indicates that adequate structural design is the key to reduce the earthquake risk in Nepal.
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By Cristina RojasWhen a natural disaster strikes, it often takes years for vulnerable communities to recover, long after the news coverage fades and the rest of the world seems to move on. A new Portland State University study that followed 400 households after the 2015 Nepal earthquakes provides insight into better understanding the factors t…
United Nations Environment Programme's Joyce Msuya is featured in this video airing on France 24 on COVID-19 recovery in Africa, talking about the importance of building back better after Coronavirus.
More information: https://www.unenvironment.org/covid-19-updates
By Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics and Political Science, INSEAD
Singapore is widely praised as one of the countries that reacted quickly and effectively to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. It managed to keep daily cases below 50 for two months following its first case on January 23. But subsequent spikes – though still low compared to global le…
This second edition of Ready for the Dry Years reveals that the severity of two drought events during 2015-2016 and 2018-2020 exceeds anything recorded in the past two decades, since the major El Niño of 1997-1998. Evidence presented in the Report shows that this could be set to continue as the climate warms. The report expands the geographical coverage…