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The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), which was established in 1971 based on an agreement between the Government of Japan and the United Nations, promotes sustainable regional development in developing countries. UNCRD’s Disaster Management Planning Programme has been one of the core issues for sustainable regional deve…
This report provides an assessment of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by Vietnam during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It describes country’s recent experience with natural hazards and disasters, such as flood, storm, drought, landslide and tornado, also presents national institutiona…
Training Book, published in an abstract version for the training of the volunteers of the cyclone preparedness program in preparedness activities. It covers subjects like analysis capacity and vulnerability, introduction to cyclones, warning signals and their meaning, evacuation planning, management process, among other things. (UNEsCO)
This report highlights how International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) system partners are working together at global, regional and national levels to facilitate the implementation of the Hyogo Framework and increase political commitment and concrete actions on disaster risk reduction. Within the ISDR system, there are several thematic groups…
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…
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the completion of ‘Sada Al Barq’ exercise, organized by TRA with the participation of UAE telecom operators Etisalat and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company. The exercise was conducted within the framework of the initiative “Telecom business continuity in emergency, crisis a…
Un rapport a été publié par l’institut national d’études démographique sur la hausse de la population mondiale d’ici 2050. Cette hausse démographique aura un impact sur plusieurs territoires après les catastrophes naturelles subies selon Témoignages.
Le rapport de l’INED met en avant le besoin de se préparer aux changements climatiques qui ont pour co…
Ahmad Heryawan, West Java Governor, said that he has prepared Rp75 billion in the Contingency Budget Post to anticipate the risks of disaster this year.
“It must be prepared every year. We have to prepare the budget if disaster happens,” said Ahmad Heryawan in Bandung, Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
Aher, Ahmad Heryawan’s nickname, said that similar bu…
Geneva - The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The first nine months, January to September, tied with 2003 as the seventh warmest such period on record, with a global land and ocean surface temperature of about 0.48 C (0.86 F) abo…
This report provides an assessment of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by Bangladesh during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It describes country’s recent experience with natural hazards and disasters, such as cyclone, storm surge, flood, drought and tornado, also presents national insti…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
As UNISDR observed the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the Daily Star reviewed the capacity of Bangladesh in matters of tackling disaster risks. Over the last two decades, Bangladesh suffered from various natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, flood, tornadoes, earthquakes, riverbank erosion, salinity erosion, drought, arsenic contaminatio…
By Karina M. Tehusijarana
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"We predict that in 2019, over 2,500 natural disaster will occur across Indonesia," National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told reporters on Monday. "Hydrometeorological disasters such as floods, landslides and puting beliung [small tornadoes] will continue to domina…
Munich Re press release: Accumulation of very severe natural catastrophes makes 2011 a year of unprecedented loss
An exceptional accumulation of very severe natural catastrophes makes 2011 the highest-ever loss year on record, even after the first half-year. Already, the approx. US$ 265bn in economic losses up to the end of June easily exceeds the tota…
Press release 2012/02
302 human impact disasters claimed 29,782 lives; affected 206 million and inflicted record economic damages of $366 billion in 2011
Geneva – For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new st…