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Displaying 135 of about 156 resultsRukhsar Begum* is a 21-year-old woman from Rowmari, an area of Kurigram district in the north of Bangladesh. She and her family were displaced from their home on a riverine island on the Brahmaputra river during devastating floods that hit the area in 2015.She now lives in Korail, a slum in the capital Dhaka, with her three children - two daug…
The Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA) programme has signed a grant agreement with Madagascar's Cellule de Prévention et d'appui à la Gestion des Urgences (CPGU) on behalf of the Government of Madagascar on 16 May, 2024. The agreed GRMA programme will provide the Government of Madagascar with relevant climate risk models and tools, informing its Requ…
[...]In Nuwakot in central Nepal, almost the entire population gradually migrated over time due to water scarcity concerns. Similarly, in another district of Ramechhap, a fisherman community moved abruptly as their river dried up, others decided to wait. People migrated to lower elevations to meet basic needs and find better livelihoods, leading to inte…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media, and other key stakeholders.E…
This study aims to develop an intelligent outbreak malaria early warning model driven by monthly time series climatic variables in the northern part of Benin. Malaria is one of the major vector-borne diseases most sensitive to climatic change in West Africa. The prevention and reduction of malaria are very difficult in Benin due to poverty, economic ins…
High-level Political Support Mobilised for Early Warning for AllMaldives begins roll-out of President-endorsed EW4All RoadmapThe Maldives, as one of the initial 30 countries under EW4All, has launched its National Implementation Roadmap for Scaling Up Early Warning Systems, which was recently endorsed by President Mohamed Muizzu. This high-level politic…
This Handbook provides the reader with a baseline understanding of national entities involved in disaster management. This resource offers an overview of the country’s people, geography, and economy and details past disaster responses in addition to the country’s disaster risk reduction policies. It is hoped that this Handbook will support planners or o…
The Rufiji River, which drains into Tanzania's south-east coast, experienced a major wave of flooding in April 2024. The flooding caused tragic loss of life and affected at least 88,000 individuals. More than 28,000 hectares of crops were damaged.There has been much debate in Tanzania on the causes of this disaster, particularly the…
About the Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterThe Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacif…
The consultant position is open only to Bangladeshi nationals. The position is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.About the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center:The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communiti…
The earthquake that struck southwest Haiti in August 2021 killed thousands of people and left more than half a million seeking help. New research by a University of Notre Dame expert finds that the assessment of this disaster can serve as a model for evaluating future disasters and making life-saving improvements.Tracy Kijewski-Correa, professor of engi…
[...]Khan conducted a second study in 2011 with Imperial College London and the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, which found the salt intake among women in Dacope was well above the World Health Organization’s recommended levels. It confirmed a strong relationship between salt intake and the risk of developing pre-eclampsia and hypertension.[...]…
Four magnitude (Mw) 6.3 earthquakes on October 7, 11, and 15, 2023, in Herat Province in Afghanistan led to an unprecedented disaster and destruction. The earthquakes took the lives of more than 1,500 people and injured over 2,600.Following the earthquakes, the United Nations (UN) with the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) as PDNA Technical Lea…
Sequencing for Success brief provides key messages for how donors, policymakers, and adaptation practitioners can better design and support effective and equitable adaptation. These lessons from Zambia are valuable and could be considered in other country contexts as well.The learning event helped to build on and expand the impact of the Locally-led Ada…
Oregon and Washington are at the centre of the shellfish trade on the west coast of the US. In 2007, the industry was valued at USD 111 million when it came close to collapse.It began with a mystery: oyster larvae were dying in their millions in the coastal hatcheries that supply surrounding shellfish farms. Farmers and scientists initially believed the…