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Displaying 15 of about 346 resultsOn August 19, 2007, Hurricane Dean a powerful category four storm passed 60 miles to the South of Jamaica. Parishes such as St. Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon and Portland, which have their border on the Southern tip of the island suffered severe damage. The Agricultural Sector, particularly in those parishes was not spared. This final report provides…
DECRET N° 2007 740/PRES/PM/MECV/MEF portant adoption du programme d’action national d’adaptation à la variation et aux changements climatiques. (JO N°50 DU 13 DECEMBRE 2007)
Est adopté le programme d’action national d’adaptation à la variabilité et aux changements climatiques dont le texte est joint en annexe.
Le Ministre de l’environnement et du cadr…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
New Zealand’s dynamic physical environment and level of technological development means the country is subject to a wide variety of hazards. Considerable work has been carried out over the years by scientific agencies, academic and research institutions, in conjunction with local government and central government into the history, coverage, impacts, an…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
The country report and progress made following the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is the collective effort of national government agencies, local government offices, non-government organizations, business groups, professional groups, and academic institutions involved in disaster risk management. The consultations were made und…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
There is a National Policy and Legislation addressing disaster risk reduction in Papua New Guinea. The National Executive Council (NEC) has endorsed the National Mitigation Policy but the legislation is currently under review.
The National Disaster Committee is the highest authority and the decision
making body on any policy matters. It comprises of De…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
This report aims to:
Respond to the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction’s (ISDR) request for a national assessment on disaster risk reduction that will conclude the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action adopted at the World Conference on Natural Disasters held in 1994 as a mid-review of the International Decade for International Disaster Reduc…
In 1995, as a result of the countries experience with regularly occuring disasters, the Royal Government of Cambodia established a National Committee for disaster management(NCDM). The NCDM`s responsibilities are defined in terms of, not only with providing timely and effective emergency relief to victims of disasters, but also to developing preventive…