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Displaying 90 of about 301 resultsThis report examines the ten most financially devasting events - fires in Australia and the United States, floods in China, India and Japan or storms in Europe and the Americas - each of which racked up losses of more than a billion dollars. Most of these estimates are based on insured losses so the true figure is likely to be much higher.
The report a…
This report focuses on forestry insurance and includes a comparative analysis of South Africa, China, Chile, Sweden and France. It explains how the re/insurance industry can help to close the protection gap and ensure that planted forests are managed in an ecologically sound and economically viable way, by addressing the related risks and collaborating…
This study presents an assessment of the forecast skill of the integrated forecast system for fire and haze over four provinces in Borneo Island . The authors had developed an early warning system prototype in which three-month precipitation (August to October) is predicted during April to July. The forecasted precipitation amount is then translate…
The report provides an overview of the disaster risk reduction and management in Nepal, a country under threat of multiple natural hazards: earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, storms, the epidemics, and others. It presents background information on the country, its disaster profile, its legal and institutional framework, the country's achievements i…
The newsletter of the Resilience Development Initiative for July - September 2016 includes:
an announcement on a panel discussion on renewable energy in Indonesia. The panel discussion is a part of the 8th WISS conference in Bandung, Indonesia;
invited lectures on:
"Bushfire Management in Australia", by Stephen Sutton (Charles Darwin Univer…
This BAMS special report presents assessments of how human-caused climate change may have affected the strength and likelihood of individual extreme events.
The ninth edition of the report "Explaining Extreme Events in 2019 from a Climate Perspective", presents 15 new peer-reviewed analyses of extreme weather across four continents and one sea during 2…
This biennial publication features the latest research and activities from the Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. This issue includes articles on:
Malaysia launches a national risk register;
Seasonal forecasting and monitoring of peat forest fires in Indonesia;
Understanding the internat…
This DRR Tool Kit for Constituent Assembly members is produced jointly by the following organizations, with funding support of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (through DIPECHO V partners–ActionAid with AusAID co-finance, Care Nepal, Handicap International, Mercy Corps, Practical Action and UNDP–BPCR South and South–West Asia), Oxfam…
This report examines four topics: (i) disasters in 2012, with a focus on recurring disasters; (ii) the role of regional organizations in disaster risk management; (iii) wildfires; and (iv) the important role of women in disaster risk management. It highlights the value given by governments and other actors in working together to prevent disasters and, t…
This is the first of a series of monitoring bulletins on the impact of weather extremes on food security and seasonal topics related to food security in Indonesia in 2018. The first section of this issue presents an update on climate, crops and disasters in the first months of 2018. The second section focuses on the climate outlook for May to July 2018.…
This document describes efforts taken by the Indonesian government to restore peatland areas to reduce wildfire risk. The document aims to share the country's experience in managing peatland wildfires through restoration, improved vigilance at all levels of government and changes in policy and practice.
The results of the new approach in mana…
By Karmistha Bhimwal
With India preoccupied with the Covid-19 pandemic, there was little attention paid to the many forest fires that broke out this summer, worsened by heat waves.
In one case, six people were killed in a forest fire in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district on May 23. Experts said that apart from the temperature reaching 45 degrees Cel…
By Margareta Wahlström
New York – Buried in the coverage of last year’s Great East Japan Earthquake is a success story of which the world should not lose sight, because it tells us much about how we manage risk in the twenty-first century. It is the story of how the Japanese people, through centuries of memory and shared experience, have built up their…
"As a nation that understands the heartbreak and havoc of catastrophic natural disasters whether it be cyclones, floods, or fires, Australia is committed to continue its work with our Philippine partners to prepare and build community resilience for disasters which strike against across the archipelago," said Governor General of the Commonwealth of Aust…
By Luca Tacconi, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has officially announced plans to relocate the country’s capital from the congested, sinking city of Jakarta to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
The hope is that building “a smart city in the forest”…