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Displaying 7 of about 7 resultsWith global leaders gathered in Sendai, Japan, to agree a new framework for managing disaster risk which will reduce mortality and curb economic losses, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today declared that responding to the world's growing needs requires empowering individuals, supporting communities and backing promises with resources.
“True resilience c…
This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. The brief presents the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI), formed in 2007 in response to requests from 15 countries to help mitigate disaster and climate change risk. Under the initiative, the first region…
This short publication responds to calls from AusAID staff for simple, practical guidance on what integration of disaster risk reduction, climate change and the environment may mean for their programs. While there is general consensus that these issues are important for the long‑term success and sustainability of development outcomes, understanding how…
The opening over the weekend of the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) has been marked by “a stark reminder that disaster risk management is a matter of life and death,” according to a report by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), coordinating the event in Sendai, Japan.
The President of Vanuatu, Baldwin…
The village of Epau in Vanuatu, now has a draft Community Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan and an Action Plan which will guide development in the community. Thirty representatives from Epauon Efate Island in Vanuatu went back to the drawing board to develop its Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan thanks to a joint initiative by SPREP and the Govern…
Wageningen, The Netherlands - On 13 and 14 March 2015, Vanuatu – a small Pacific country – has faced one of its most devastating natural disasters on record. Tropical cyclone Pam, of category 5, traversed the island archipelago with sustained winds of 330KM/hr, torrential rains and storm surge that have caused cataclysmic losses.
According to Ambassado…
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…