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Displaying 105 of about 800 resultsThis user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2007, and contains good practices submitted by ADRC member countries to share knowledge among relevant stakeholders in order to contribute to global disaster risk reduction, in regard to the progression on the implementation of the Hyogo Framewo…
The Government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Scheme (GGP), is providing funds amounting to some 3,576,700 baht for the Project for Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) for all 9 Refugee Camps at the Thai-Myanmar border. On March 26, 2012, H.E. Mr. Seiji Kojima, Ambassador of Japan and Mr.Ben MENDO…
Talking at the 12th regional congress on Geology, Mineral and Energy Resources of Southeast Asia, Songpope Polachan, president of the Geological Society of Thailand, calls on geologists to play more active roles in designing city planning to prevent possible geological hazards, as reported by the Bangkok Post.
"Whatever attempts to preserve geological…
"There is no more escaping the reality of climate change, earthquakes, flashfloods, landslides and recent tragedies have shown that existing buildings where people thought they could seek refuge did not stand a chance against nature’s wrath; it even claimed lives," said senator Escudero.
As Journal online reports, Mr. Escudero has filed a bill to review…
Manila - The Philippine government has made geo-hazard maps, which outline areas prone to natural disasters, publicly available in a bid to reduce vulnerability at community level.
The geo-hazard map developed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (MGB-DENR) uses colour to classify areas as eithe…
Calamba City - “More must be done to educate people on disasters and climate change especially in communities at risk.”
These were words that Vicente F. Tomazar, Chairman of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC)-4A and regional director of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-4A emphasized in the recently conducted DRRM meet…
"For the future and protection of coming generations the mountains and people living in them have to be made safer. We have to take some effective approach that would ensure that the devastation of 2005 is not repeated again and the only way is through adapting to risk reduction strategies", writes Noreen Haider for Climate Himalaya.
She describes the…
Durban / Nairobi, 6 December 2011 - Women, particularly those living in mountain regions in developing countries, are facing disproportionately high risks to their livelihoods and health from climate change, as well as associated risks such as human trafficking, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Investing i…
Dili - Timor-Leste continues to invest in measures to minimise the effects of disasters, the United Nations top disaster risk reduction official said during a three day visit to the country.
“Timor-Leste is working hard to respond more effectively to natural disasters,” said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reductio…
Quezon City - Local officials should be familiar with geohazard maps, and implement necessary measures to reduce the impact of natural disasters. This, according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje as heavier rains are still expected until September.
Recently, PAGASA Supervising Science Undersecretary Graciano…
The launch of 'A safer tomorrow — Disaster preparedness in school' project, funded by DIPECHO and implemented in 20 schools of three Union Councils in Southern Chitral by HOPE'87 and Hashoo Foundation, was announced during a coordination meeting of Hashoo Foundation held in Chitral. The overarching objective of the project is to provide safety to school…
Yonhap reports that after at least 69 people were killed or are still missing in landslides and flash floods following the heaviest rainfall in nearly a century battered the country late last month, President Lee Myung-bak blamed the torrential rains on climate change, and called for greater efforts to battle the phenomenon. He announced a project aimed…
As part of a project meant to build a database and mapping scheme that would facilitate actions to minimise damages which could occur from related natural disasters, six provinces will set up pilot landslide warning systems in several mountainous regions, reports Viet Nam News. The scheme will be implemented in two phases from 2012 to 2020 and gives pri…
One of the key areas of intervention of ACTED in Tajikistan is integrated natural resources management with a focus on climate change adaptation. Thanks to its long-term presence in the Zarafshan region, ACTED could react quickly to flooding and landslide risks last summer and implemented a START-funded anticipation project, which preserved communities…
By Ranjith Ratnayake Former Director Water Resources Development - Ministry of Irrigation
Source area protection was a key element in ensuing the availability of adequate and sustainable water resources for livelihood needs in ancient times and an integral component in Sri Lanka’s ancient hydraulic civilization dating over 2500 years.
Gradual encroach…