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Displaying 135 of about 1196 results"If you are building a house, make sure your engineer follows earthquake resistant methods" Amrit Man Tuladhar, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project Engineer for Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness Project (ERRRP), instructed visitors during the 12th Earthquake Safety Day exhibition held in Kathmandu.
Nepal observed the N…
Big economies of the future - Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Vietnam and Pakistan - most at risk from climate change
A new global ranking, calculating the vulnerability of 170 countries to the impacts of climate change over the next 30 years, identifies Bangladesh and India as the two countries facing the greatest risks to their populations, ecosyst…
Bangkok - How quickly can hospitals and health centres react to natural disasters like earthquakes or floods, asks the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on a newly-launched Facebook page, which aims to spread the message about boosting hospital safety to withstand disasters.
A timed test gauges visitors’ reaction time; the average score is 0.371 secon…
Pakistan would like to 'build back better' but will need international assistance, a top official stated in Bangkok this week.
"we would certainly hope that international community would... come up up with the requisite resource level required to help those people who have been deeply affected," said Pakistan's Ambassador to Thailand, Sohail Mahmood on…
The municipality of Saint Bernard is among the more than 100 cities that have signed up to the “Ten Essentials’ of the UN-ISDR global campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”. In its commitment and advocacy on disaster risk management, disaster preparedness, and climate change adaptation, Mayor Rico Rentuza continues to take the pro…
Male´ - To promote resilient and sustainable urban communities, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other UN agencies are marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) today. IDDR, celebrated annually, is an opportunity to focus attention on the work to make communities around the world safer from disasters.
The 2010-2011…
Kathmandu - Nepal is at high risk of natural hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, fires, cyclonic winds, hailstorms, and drought which can lead to hunger and epidemic outbreaks in their aftermath.
Among the major natural hazards, floods and landslides are the most recurrent in Nepal. More people are killed by disasters in Nepal compar…
UNESCAP News Services Media Advisory No: N/23/2010
The United Nations system and ASEAN will commemorate the 2010 International Day for Disaster Reduction, and the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management under the theme “Making Cities Resilient: My City Is Getting Ready!”
The commemorations will take place on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 from 09:00-17:30 hour…
Improving the resiliency of cities is critical to disaster mitigation in Asia, according to specialists.
“Cities are more vulnerable because there are a higher concentration of people at risk; at the same time they are the economic engine so the impact of the damage is greater,” N.M.S.I Arambepola, direct of Urban Disaster Risk Management with the Asia…
International day for disaster reduction campaign is celebrated yearly on October 13. It is one ways for civil society in Indonesia to increase public awareness on the potential impact of climate change and urban development disparities.
This campaign is intended to highlight the serious involvement of the Indonesian government in anticipating disaste…
The Makassar Community Alliance for Disaster Response – SIAGA (Getting Ready!) - will hold a campaign to celebrate the International day for disaster reduction on 13 October 2010.
The Alliance was launched on 8 October 2010 at a meeting in Makassar Red Cross (PMI) branch office. The Alliance is comprised of local community organizations (KPRM), a…
Dhaka - The Bangladesh government is preparing to construct three “cross dams” that can catch free-flowing sediment in a bid to save 500km of land that would otherwise be submerged with rising sea levels.
The sea will dump sediment on 17 percent of the country’s land mass by 2050, making it uninhabitable, according to estimates by the UN Intergovernmen…
Johannesburg - If the Indus delta in southern Pakistan were protected by mangroves, a few hundred villages would have been saved from the floods, say Pakistani environmentalists.
Thriving mangroves are a sign of healthy ecosystems, which require fresh water and a bit of investment. "Unfortunately we have not had both," said Ghulam Hussain Khwaja, presi…
The United Daily News reports that the old saying 'Do not hope your enemy will not arrive; hope that when he arrives, you are ready' serves as a reminder that increased public awareness and disaster prevention efforts could help minimize the damage whenever the next earthquake strikes.
by Teresa Rehman
Guwati, India - Looking for ways to effectively spread awareness about disaster prevention and risk reduction, youthful activists in northeast India have hit on a hot idea - comics.
"Nowadays people do not have the patience to read long narratives. On the other hand, a cartoon with an element of humour can easily attract the attention…