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Displaying 75 of about 800 resultsThis report presents country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, storm and landslide, and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in Korea.
The report discusses major activities and accomplishments in disaster reduction during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDN…
The editorial of The Himalayan Times urges authorities to install an early warning system following the Saturday flash flood of the Seti River that left 14 people dead and over 50 missing in the Kaski district, Nepal. It is thought that a landslide swept away visitors of a local market.
Plan has just launched a child-friendly version of a report prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which helps children learn how to prepare and reduce the risks they face when disasters hit their communities.
The report, Climate Extreme, presents examples of crucial roles children have played in disaster preparedness, commun…
Kathmandu - Landslides in Nepal are the country’s costliest and most deadly type of natural disaster, but their management is still seen as low priority, say experts.
In the past decade landslides killed over 1,300 people and destroyed 10,000 houses, according to the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS).
NRCS estimates landslides killed more than 36 people…
Kathmandu - In the next few months Nepal will start implementing local adaptation plans for climate vulnerable communities in its impoverished far-and mid-western region under the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA).
NAPAs, submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, provide a process for Least Developed Countries to identify…
RedOrbit reports that Earth-observing satellites were in the focus of discussions at the recent Understanding Risk Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. Space technology is widely used in risk mitigation and climate change adaption programs.
In collaboration with the World Bank, The European Space Agency has set up five pilot projects for urban risk assess…
Hanoi — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved a US$180 million disaster management project.
The World Bank will contribute $150 million towards the total, with the rest coming from Viet Nam, the ministry said.
The project aims to strengthen response to and recovery from natural disasters, as well as schemes to mitigate…
Researchers and a resident from part of the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima that was hit by deadly landslides in 2014 have teamed up to develop sensors that can detect the earthy smell said to emanate before a landslide occurs.
It is hoped that this unusual type of sensor could alert people to the threat of a landslide at an early stage and help…
An elementary school dropout from Klampok district in Banjarnegara, Central Java, has created a detection device to warn people of landslides.
Sudarsono, 45, who volunteers at the disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) of the regency that has suffered multiple landslides, built the device with a budget of less than Rp 5 million. He called it Elwasi aft…
This report presents seven case studies compiled by researchers and practitioners. These case studies from different countries cover a range of topics in the Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) context, and are as follows:
Landslide hazard regulation and mitigation: Creating Resilient Landscapes in the Serrana region of Rio de…
This publication explores the contributions of science and technology in Asia. The first part evaluates the advancement of the science and technology in disaster risk reduction in 11 countries.
The second part of the report features 28 case studies and good practices on applying science and technology in different field of disaster risk reduction…
This brief outlines some options to help prioritise mountain environments and populations as an essential target of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) countries’ implementation efforts, regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
improve regional action and transboundary cooperation;
articulate the SDGs at the national level and i…
In January 2008, a Pune-based software firm organized an event aimed at raising awareness on disaster management and disaster risk reduction. Over 400 children from 36 schools participated in numerous activities including playing on the new computer game "Snakes and Ladders" aimed at raising awareness on disaster management and disaster risk reduction.
The municipality of Saint Bernard is among the more than 100 cities that have signed up to the “Ten Essentials’ of the UN-ISDR global campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”. In its commitment and advocacy on disaster risk management, disaster preparedness, and climate change adaptation, Mayor Rico Rentuza continues to take the pro…
Kathmandu - Nepal is at high risk of natural hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, fires, cyclonic winds, hailstorms, and drought which can lead to hunger and epidemic outbreaks in their aftermath.
Among the major natural hazards, floods and landslides are the most recurrent in Nepal. More people are killed by disasters in Nepal compar…