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Displaying 15 of about 43 resultsGENEVA, 1 February 2012 - An insightful new report on the 2010 Haiti earthquake offers a scathing critique of an international community which “has much to learn from the response in Haiti where it has shown an ability to repeat its errors and shortcomings from past disasters.”
Two years after the event, the PAHO Report: Health response to the earthqua…
GENEVA, 25 January 2012 - Bequia is a delightful link in the chain of islands which make St. Vincent and the Grenadines such an attractive destination for sun worshipping tourists. With a population of 4,300 people and an area of just 18 km2, it is on the frontlines of the unfolding drama of climate change and Small Island Developing States. And, like m…
[...]Dengue fever is a climate-sensitive disease that is spread through the saliva of an infected female Aedes mosquito when it bites an uninfected person. Dengue fever presents with high fever, severe headache, flu-like symptoms, intense joint and muscle pain, and other flu-like symptoms. It is usually a mild disease that can be adequately treated with…
Over the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and development of methods and practice to reduce the harmful impacts of hazards and disasters in the Cari…
Mapelcroft's Natural Disasters Economic Loss Index evaluation places Haiti and Mozambique as the world's most exposed countries for economic losses due to natural hazards from 1980-2010. The Index measures the global economic impact in terms of risk to property and infrastructure of disasters such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides, epidemics,…
More than 400 professionals from 48 countries attended this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for and response to two of the most devastating hurricanes of the last decades: Georges and Mitch. The recommendations in this document were drafted in 20 working group sessions that were coordinated by one or several of the co…
2011 has been a year of transition for Haiti. Humanitarian aid and the commitment of NGOs in Haiti continued all along the last 12 months, but the 12 January 2010 earthquake has left deep marks on the country. On top of these scars, new strains occurred with the cholera epidemic as soon as October 2010, and the phase of political transition, which ended…
Haiti is well acquainted with challenge. In any given year, a typical Haitian household will face multiple shocks—which may include hurricanes, floods, disease, death, unemployment or any combination thereof.
For Haitians, some might say that COVID-19 is only the latest thing. But it is a critical thing.
Even before the pandemic, almos…
Second Preparatory Committee continues discussion on the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
The Second Preparatory Committee for the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction this afternoon continued with its discussion on the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
During the discussion, some speakers stre…
By May Masangkay
New York-based clinical psychologist Judy Kuriansky, a specialist in helping children traumatized by disasters, says the same techniques work for stricken kids wherever they are and that making them feel connected with their counterparts abroad is part of the healing process.
“We’ve used the same exercises and games for children who s…
By Chelston Brathwait and Manuel Otero
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the economies of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Saint Lucia and other small, tourism-dependent Caribbean countries. These economies typically must contend with a limited availability of arable land, small and often scattered populations, fragile nat…
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Le projet-pilote de 2012 se focalise sur des activités WASH avec un axe de Réduction des Désastres et des Risques, pour renforcer les capacités nationales et communautaires dans la composante WASH de préparation aux catastrophes. Aussi, IO a prévu certaines activités techniquement WASH pour donner une réponse aux zones les…
This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the fields of humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and development. I…
This brochure stresses that adapting food systems to climate change is essential for promoting food security and poverty alleviation, as well as for the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources. It also presents how the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports countries in addressing climate change, with…
If asked to describe the onset of COVID-19 in their countries, government officials around the world might answer that the pandemic hit “like a hurricane.” This sense of onslaught is certainly true for Saint Lucia, which has similarly been battling COVID-19 and dealing with the associated economic fallout, while also facing the yearly hurricane seas…