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Displaying 30 of about 38 resultsGENEVA, 22 May 2013 - The inventor of the world's first interactive digital globe that graphically depicts the vulnerability of our planet to disasters today challenged global policymakers to show more leadership in tackling the growing risks facing populations worldwide.
"What is important is not the technology but our vision for the future of the pla…
The main objectives of the forum are to understand severe local storm disaster risks in Bangladesh, raise awareness of the risks at local, national, and international levels, and develop a strategy to reduce the risks through active interactions among renowned international experts, national and local experts, and local practitioners and decision makers…
Programme
Y a-t-il réellement davantage d'événements naturels
• Allocution d’ouverture
- Vers une intensification et une multiplication des événements naturels dans les prochaines années ?
- Quelles répercussions des changements climatiques sur l’économie mondiale
- Comment climatologues et assureurs peuvent-ils nouer des relations pour mieux préveni…
Course contents
• Basic terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction: hazard, disaster, risk, vulnerability, capacity, coping capacity, disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management, mitigation, preparedness, prevention, early warning, recovery, response, emergency management
• Hazards in Bangladesh: Flood, cyclone, tornado, river bank erosion, earthquak…
From May 30th to June 3rd 2016, the Disabled People’s Organization of Quang Tri province conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) course on disability inclusive community-based disaster risk management (DiCBDRM) for 15 participants in Dong Ha, Quang Tri province. The participants were persons working in the fields of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disa…
This review paper presents the chronology and frequency of tornados in Bangladesh between 1865 and 2014 to identify their destruction pattern. It demonstrates that the regularity of tornados increases the last few decades, since 1960.
The authors suggest the following measures for mitigating impacts and reducing losses:
improved weath…
This issue reports on the most catastrophic events of 2011, which has been the most expensive natural disaster year to date with economic losses amounting to some US$ 380bn. It focuses on the 11 March 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident; and sheds light on background factors of the hazard posed by geophysical risks. It then reports on…
The new nation discusses how Bangladesh will cope with the impact of climate change and suggests preventative measures for adaptation. Adaptation to climate change is on the agenda of the Global Platform to be held in Geneva next week.
GENEVA, 2 May 2012 - This Saturday, from drought-stricken Mongolia to Himalayan communities threatened by glacial melt, Climatedots.org will bring people together to hold rallies and remind everyone of the extreme weather events that are happening in their communities because of climate change.
A click on Climatedots.org takes any interested visitor to…
Civil engineers play an important role in infrastructure development. In a hazard-prone country like the Philippines, the resilience of critical infrastructures must be assessed and increased to assure their continuous operation. According to the UNISDR global campaign on Making Cities Resilient, “critical infrastructure required for city operation such…
This report evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during 2014. It reveals that 258 separate global natural disasters occurred in 2014, compared to a ten-year average of 260 events, causing a combined total insured loss of USD39 billion – 38 percent below the ten-year average of USD63 billion, and the lowest annual i…
The Myanmar Times reports that 'Climate change has had a significant impact on Myanmar over the past five years and 2009 was no exception, an official from the [Myanmar] Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) said last month'.
The article also cites the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the World Meteorological Organisation jo…
Colombia - El primer semestre del año 2011 como consecuencia de inundaciones, tornados y terremotos ha dejado una serie de tragedias que representan grandes pérdidas económicas convirtiendo a este año en el mas costoso en desastre naturales de la historia, reporta Dinero.
El desastre mas caro fue el tsunami de Japón dejando 20.000 personas muertas y 15…
A cooperation between the National Disaster Mitigation Agency and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency will enable both agencies to use the weather radar network of the meteorology agency at most airports to identify conditions with the potential to produce tornadoes, reports the Jakarta Globe. People are urged to remain cautious until the…
GENEVA, 2 February 2012 - The UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today welcomed the announcement that the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) new Weather and Climate Information System has become operational “as a major contribution towards life-saving efforts at community level.”
She said: “This is a sign…