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Displaying 60 of about 800 resultsThis book aims to explain to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses, based on the knowledge and experience of experts in these fields. It covers all regions of the world and all aspects of disaster risk and its management. Disasters in China, German…
This paper presents the outcomes of a meeting convened to communicate about the major risk of disaster for the neighbouring villages and the inhabitants downstream following the land-slide hitting the Hunza River in January 2010. It analyses the situation and provides practical recommendations for an effective response based on the extremely important p…
Kathmandu - A landslide in Nepal on 2 August killed 33 and 122 are still missing as search and rescue continues. Experts say this event, one of the deadliest in the country’s recent history, is a wake-up call for hazard mapping, early warning, and disaster management.
“The scale of human casualties in terms of fatal incidents is enormous and this is ap…
By Thomas Giachetti, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
On Dec. 22 at 9:03 p.m. local time, a 64-hectare (158-acre) chunk of Anak Krakatau volcano, in Indonesia, slid into the ocean following an eruption. This landslide created a tsunami that struck coastal regions in Java and Sumatra, killing at least 426 people…
By Akshit Sangomla
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The [Anak Krakatau] volcano’s first major eruption on December 22 had triggered a tsunami which killed close to 300 people in the coastal areas of the Sunda Strait. Experts believe that massive underwater landslides following the volcanic eruption are responsible for the tsunami, but more studies are needed to pin point t…
This edition of the JICA magazine focuses on Japan's experience in disaster risk reduction, with features on land use planning and construction in Brazil, the creation of a typhoon-resilient aquaculture industry in the Philippines, and flood, landslide and drought risk management in Sri Lanka.
The magazine also provides snapshots of resilient infrastru…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Vietnam, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, land slide, wild fire, drought, insect infestation, tornado and cyclone. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk manageme…
This report draws on lessons learnt from the reports disasters 2011 in India, such as cyclonic storms, heavy rains, floods, landslides, earthquakes, etc., reflecting a common concern in building disaster resilient communities and reducing human, social, economic and environmental losses due to natural hazards. It responds to the need to regularly re-eva…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Nepal, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as land slide, wild fire, flood, epidemic and earthquake. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an…
This report is an illustrated overview of the trends and challenges in sustainable mountain development in Central Asia since 1992. It highlights selected achievements and lessons learned, and identifies opportunities for further progress. It also presents two case studies from Tajikistan addressing the issues of climate change adaptation and disaster r…
This document presents the Malaysian economy and states that natural hazards must be managed to mitigate social and economic consequences, as Malaysian cities are especially vulnerable to floods and landslides. This reports urges cities to have adequate systems to minimize the human and economic costs of disasters. To reduce the risks related to hazards…
This document presents Uzbekistan’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, landslide, flood and drought, and discusses institutional and legal framework for disaster management in the country. It also sets out key areas of focus such as ecological and technological disasters; disaster risk assessment and early warning; capacity developm…
This report describes country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, tsunami, volcano, wildfire, landslide and flood, and presents governmental structures responsible for disaster management in Indonesia. It presents the major activities and accomplishments in disaster reduction during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Red…
This report describes country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood and landslide, and presents national disaster management activities undertaken to reduce the many risks Vietnam is facing.
The report highlights the major activities in disaster reduction during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) and…
This report presents country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood, earthquake, volcano, storm, storm surge and landslide, and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in the Philippines.
The report discusses major activities and accomplishments in disaster reduction during the Inter…