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Displaying 15 of about 38 resultsOf all natural disasters, hurricanes are among the deadliest and most costly in the built environment. This is a two-day, performance-level course which provides professionals with the knowledge and training necessary to develop and design hurricane resilient communities and hurricane resistant buildings. This workshop will discuss existing regulations…
The preparation of this Local Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.The progress report mainly assesses the trans-boundary issues and the status and progress in the implementation of disast…
A United Nations forum dedicated to building resilience to disasters and making communities safer opened today in Geneva with expressions of sympathy for the people of Oklahoma City over the loss of life caused yesterday by a deadly tornado.
“Our thoughts and hearts go to the people of Oklahoma and we hope that help will reach those in need soon,” Depu…
By Lisbeth Fog
Bogota - A group of scientists has urged the Colombian government to act faster to protect the country from extreme weather and longer-term climate shifts, saying it is failing to implement climate change policies that already exist.
Last month, the National Environmental Forum (NEF) and researchers working with it called on Bogota to a…
Speaking Tuesday at Jamaica's launch of the global campaign - Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is Getting Ready!' - Noel Arscott, the minister of local government and community development, related the results of a recent earthquake test on critical services buildings in Jamaica, according to the Jamaica Observer.
"The finding is somewhat startling an…
By Katherine Bagley, InsideClimate News
Scientists argue new FEMA flood maps may be too conservative because they don't consider future sea level rise, with implications for Sandy rebuilding.
When the federal government released updated flood maps for the New York City region last week, residents were shocked to find that the number of houses and bus…
A Canadian construction company has donated 170 earthquake-resistant connectors for a building trades school that is being constructed in Haiti. The school is designed to be seismic-resistant, so it will function as a safe-zone as well, providing food, shelter and medical assistance in case of a natural disaster.
Seaside Park, NJ/New York - A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes.
New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, began his day at the beach town of Seaside Park, where homes were flo…
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Tegucigalpa - El Gobierno de la República invertirá 600 millones de lempiras para reducir el riesgo a desastres a nivel nacional y en comunidades vulnerables de 20 municipios comprendidos en la región del Valle de Sula, por medio del Proyecto Gestión de Riesgos de Desastres (PGRD), coordinado por COPECO.
El PGRD, se oficializó hoy, en una…
Bangkok - Lessons from the reconstruction process in Indonesia’s Aceh Province following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami can better shape the long-term impact of ‘build back better’ projects, and experts say those lessons are particularly relevant in the context of the Philippines, where more than one million homes were damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Hai…
Did global warming and rising sea levels trigger Hurricane Sandy? And does it matter? While Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, USA says it doesn't - calling environmental changes caused the storm is an "esoteric question", Matt Katz of the Philly Inquirer Trenton Bureau reports on the challenges of the Governor to get people back in their homes whil…
By Vicki Ekstrom
MIT Energy Initiative/Joint Program on Global Change
Just days after President Obama called for action on climate change in his second inaugural address, members of Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration joined energy and environment researchers at MIT to discuss strategies for adapting to climate change. The panel discussion on Jan…
ISDR Thematic Platform for Knowledge and Education 2012:
This desk review revisits existing reports about all aspects of school safety, gathered from 81 countries, and refers to the key advocacy and guidance documents for school safety of the past 7 years to develop an analysis that reflects the best practices in achieving the goals of comprehensive sc…
The Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, on the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami, will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques to mitigate the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. This conference is being planned by the Earthquake Engin…
Session topics
1. Structural
Design and Analysis of Major Bridges for Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards
Design and Use of Seismic Isolation Bearings
Innovations in Seismic Design and Analysis
Seismic Design Details for Accelerated Bridge Construction
2. Bridge Performance
Post-Earthquake Response, Repair and Recovery
Use o…