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Displaying 1196 of about 1196 resultsWith financial support from Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, Johanniter International Assistance is carrying out a project to bolster disaster prevention and first aid services in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is frequently affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, extreme cold, or droughts, and the northern part o…
Disaster relief workers representing 13 different countries will meet in Hue City, Vietnam, on 25 August for the Asian Symposium on Disaster Impact and Assessment in Asia conference.
The three-day meeting, organized by the European Commission's disaster policy consortium MICRODIS, "aims to bring together academics, researchers, UN representatives, and…
The provincial government of Albay have set up institutions to cope with climate change, engaging communities in protecting the environment, limiting potential damage from flooding, strong typhoons and volcanic eruption, according to the Chinese-based, Xinhua.
Salvano Briceno of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), in an interview with the Associated Press, pointed to aggravating factors in the latest climate catastrophes: China's failure to stem deforestation, contributing to its deadly mudslides; Russia's poor forest management, feeding fires; and the settling of poor Pakistanis on…
Xinhua examines the reasons behind the recent mudslide disaster in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province.
"A lingering drought lasting almost 9 months in some local areas and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that might have loosened the mountainside and caused some cracks are also reasons behind the devastat…
Vacancy Notice number: ISDR/IC/22/2010
United Nations Core Values: Integrity • Professionalism • Respect for diversity
Background:
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and…
Vacancy Notice number: ISDR/C/11/2010
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multistakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human and economic and social risk and losses. A r…
This publication reports on the analyses and outcomes of the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) Capacity-building Program participated by the following 8 cities: Chennai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Hue (Vietnam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Makati (Philippines), Sukabumi (Indonesia), and Suwon (South Korea).
The CDRI C…
This report summarizes the outcomes of the assessment and desk-review analysis undertaken of achievements in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action in Kyrgyzstan, which aims to be included in the preparation of the second Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction for the period 2010-2011.
It first i…
This report outlines a methodology for mapping glacial lakes and identifying those that may be dangerous. Preliminary findings on selected glacial lakes are presented. While the danger has sometimes been much exaggerated, it is nevertheless essential that a rational basis for risk assessment be developed. Given the extremely mountainous, inaccessible na…
This collection of good practices shows how building the capacity of local institutions is key to sustaining disaster risk reduction, and demonstrates the immediate impact of local and national political commitments that institutionalise disaster risk reduction. It also showcases collaboration between local and national governments, civil society organi…