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Forest fires have been raging in pine forests of Dharamshala for the last three days, causing a significant loss of tree cover. Although the exact extent of fire is not clearly known, at least 618 sites reportedly caught fire in this region. Strong winds in the region on Sunday morning further pushed the fire to other areas, includi…
Wildfires have raged across the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya this year. The Indian state of Uttarakhand lost over 1,500 hectares of forest while Nepal saw hundreds of forest fires in March and over a thousand in April.As frightening and destructive as these fires have been, for over 10,000 years, everywhere from the Central Appalachians and Cali…
This book is intended to provide an overview of the concept of ecosystem approach to disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), natural resource management and disaster linkages, incorporating Eco-DRR concepts in various phases of disaster management, including post disaster recovery in wide range of human and natural environmental settings. The case studies co…
This publication reports on how climate change is going to trigger more frequent and fiercer storms, floods, landslides, forest fires, extreme temperatures and drought, and developing countries will bear the brunt of these blows. These countries are home to poor populations who live and work in floodplains, mountainsides and deltas and when disaster str…
This report studies recent fires in Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Greece, the Russian Federation and the US and calls for more comprehensive fire management. It attempts to discern patterns in the causal and contributory factors underlying the mega-fire phenomenon. It is intended to provide a basis for more effectively aligning land ma…
This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the fields of humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and development. I…
This report gives an understanding and analysis of the recently passed Nepalese policies on disaster risk reduction and legislation. The report contains five chapters, chapter two reveals an overview of the disaster risk profile in Nepal (including earthquakes, floods, landslides, fire and other hazards). Chapter three emphasises the legislation framewo…
This report presents Myanmar’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storm, earthquake, flood and wildfire, and discusses country’s national disaster system and practice and institutional involvement. It describes national disaster reduction plan and measures related to disaster prevention and preparedness, education and public awareness, internat…
This report presents country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, earthquake, storm, wild fire, avalanche and landslide, and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in Nepal.
The report discusses major activities and accomplishments in disaster reduction during the International D…
This book captures the measures undertaken and the systems established for disaster management in India. It also articulates the next steps required. It is intended to be used by disaster management practitioners to promote collaborative efforts to reduce disaster risk in the country. It is the outcome of a Ministry of Home Affairs in-house compilation…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Oman, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, land slide, wild fire, storm, earthquake and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provid…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Mongolia, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, storm and wild fire. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of country’s…
GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, President Kiseon Kim) School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering Professor Jin-Ho Yoon's research team confirmed that three typhoons, which caused much damage to the Korean Peninsula in the summer of 2020, affected forest fires in the western U.S. state of Oregon by changing jet streams with…
By Biswajit Mohanty
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The forest fire in Similipal, Odisha, is a phenomenon that has been in play for decades. The two main causes are well known: Poachers and non-timber forest product (NTFP) collectors. Dry, fallen leaves provide a ready source of fuel for the fire and one matchstick is enough to set the entire forest ablaze.
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Fire contr…
Safer Cities is a series of case studies illustrating how people, communities, cities, governments and businesses have been able to make cities safer before disasters strike. The series is designed to provide decision-makers, planners, city and community leaders and trainers with an array of proven ideas, tools, policy options and strategies for urban d…