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Displaying 1140 of about 1145 resultsBy Subhojit Goswami
A pilot project in three African countries shows how vulnerable communities can survive climate disasters if early actions are taken.
Acting before a crisis happens can lessen the impact of disaster, especially in countries that are highly vulnerable. With this conviction, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio…
By Abu Siddique and Esha Aurora
Bangladesh is located on the tectonically active Himalayan orogenic belt, which has developed through collision with the Indian, Arabian and Eurasian plates over the last 30-40 million years.
Experts predict that a massive earthquake of 8.2 to 9.0 magnitude is imminent, much like the great Bengal earthquake of 1897.
A…
By Bhrikuti Rai, SciDev.Net
Just weeks before the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Kathmandu area of Nepal last weekend (25-26 April), scientists had warned that the city’s earthquake risk maps were 20 years out of date.
On Sunday, as aftershocks continued to shake Nepal for a second day, interior ministry officials confirmed that more tha…
By Karen Fontijn, Assistant Professor - Mineralogy/Volcanology, Université Libre de Bruxelles; and Gezahegn Yirgu, Professor, Addis Ababa University
More than 100 young volcanoes – that have had activity within about 10,000 years – dot the landscape of the East African Rift – an area that runs for more than 3000 kilometres…
By Simon Davies
Climate change is expected to displace millions of people through impacts like sea level rise, crop failures, and more frequent extreme weather. Yet scientists still cannot predict where these expected climate-induced migrants are likely to go in the coming decades.
A new study, published today in Environmental Research…
The Ministry of Health of South Sudan with support from WHO conducted a five days planning workshop as a precursor for a detailed Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Mapping (VRAM) exercise. In 2017, South Sudan held a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of IHR core capacities (2005) which indicated limited capacities for preparedness and response to Public…
By Dechen Tshering
The 2016 monsoon was much heavier than usual affecting almost all of Bhutan, especially in the south.
Landslides damaged most of the country’s major highways and smaller roads. Bridges were washed away, isolating communities.
The Phuentsholing -Thimphu highway which carries food and fuel from India to half…
GENEVA, 25 April 2015 - One of Asia's poorest and most disaster-prone countries, Nepal is reeling from a massive earthquake near the capital Kathmandu which has claimed hundreds of lives.
The mountainous nation was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake at around noon local time on Saturday, with the epicentre in Lamjung District around 80 kilometres nor…
YAOUNDE, 20 July 2015 – Africa this week launches a global drive to apply the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year international roadmap that seeks to make the world safer from natural and man-made hazards.
The talks from Tuesday to Thursday in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé bring together representatives from four dozen governments,…
ADDIS ABABA, 14 July 2015 – An €80-million package of funds from the European Union to support disaster risk management across Sub-Saharan Africa was unveiled today at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, winning praise for its potential impact.
“This is a really excellent initiative. It’s quite unique, and I really hope tha…
By Alan Nicol
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For the 4.8 million residents of Ethiopia’s capital city, interruptions to the water supply are nothing new. But in the grip of a pandemic, the latest disruption threw into sharp relief the inequality created by limited and unpredictable access to clean water. Without a treatment or a vaccine, the primary advice to prevent the spre…
By Dr Januka Attanayake, Associate Professor Mark Quigley, Dr Andrew King and Fabian Prideaux, University of Melbourne
The COVID-19 pandemic is a complex global crisis without contemporary precedent. In just about every country around the world, the pandemic response is taking up the bulk of resources, expertise, time and effort.
But, how would people…
By Hayley Dunning and Dr Sabine L. van Elsland
Some regions may see deaths related to HIV, TB and malaria increase by up to 10, 20 and 36% respectively over five years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers have modelled the public health impact of COVID-19 on HIV, TB and malaria in low- and middle-income countries, finding disruptio…
New study shows decrease in average snow drought duration; this increases the risk of floods.
By Deepa Padmanaban
Disasters such as the recent flash flood that hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand underscore the dangers of climate change combined with poorly planned infrastructure, experts have warned.
Climate change has accelerated the melting of…
Episode 31
About six million people were affected by floods in 2020, from Rwanda to South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and beyond. Flooding can lead to disease outbreaks, such as cholera, and damage livelihoods, crops and the environment.
Why have floods become so bad in East Africa, and what can be done to prevent them?
Africa Science Focus r…