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Displaying 120 of about 356 results[...]At present, managing man-animal conflict is the responsibility of the forest department, which acts as per the Wild Life Protection Act. Once the issue is declared a state-specific disaster, the onus to deal with it shifts to the state disaster management authority, which, powered by the Disaster Management Act, can take quicker and more decisive a…
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society last Sunday for the first time activated its early action protocol for heatwave, enabling anticipatory actions in the capital, Dhaka, before the worst impacts of the current extreme heat were likely to be felt by people at heightened risk.Bangladesh Meteorological Department data shows a “severe-to-very-severe” heatwa…
Introduction:ADRRN is excited to announce this new opportunity to work with one of the largest networks in the Asia region focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). ADRRN is looking for a dynamic, well networked and well organized individual with…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterADPC is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.Established in 1986 as a technical capa…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterADPC is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.Established in 1986 as a technical capa…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media, and other key stakeholders.E…
This study investigated the relationship between water management, settlement, and land-use changes from the Paleolithic to the present day in the Kofu basin alluvial fan, Japan, which has a high flood frequency. The results of a chronological analysis of 191 archaeological sites showed that the highest elevation was 352 m in the Paleolithic period…
In the factory where Aysha Talukder Tanisa stitches jeans and children's clothes for Western brands, the cooling system has been no match for Bangladesh's longest heatwave in 70 years.[...]Temperatures soared to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in late April, taking a particularly heavy toll on factory workers including most of Bangladesh's…
This Early Warning Systems Stakeholders Mapping Exercise across Central Asia summarizes the findings of an assessment of the current early warning systems (EWS) landscape in Central Asia, a collaborative effort of the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub and the UNDRR Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia contributing to the overall Early Warning for All In…
As a young girl living on the outskirts of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, Fareeda Emran sometimes prayed for the torrential rains that brought heavy floods to the city during the island country's monsoon seasons. Floods usually meant no school and more time to play with her friends, said Emran, now 78. She even remembers finding the trunks of fallen…
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…
The world faces a rising challenge which is assuring access to clean water. Despite the growing world's population, the most significant water consumer globally is agriculture which must deal with the decrease of water availability. This is water from which the idea of agricultural water productivity (AWP) begins.AWP does not only increase productivity…
Time9:00am-12:30pm (GMT+9)BackgroundWith the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake approaching in 2025, the Understanding Risk Forum 2024 (UR24) will be held from June 16 -21, 2024 in Himeji City, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Hundreds of government officials, NGOs, businesses and disaster management experts from Japan and around the wo…
Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia that faces a high level of disaster risk and is ranked 58th most at-risk of 191 countries in the INFORM Risk Index in 2024. Over 80% of Cambodia’s territory is covered by the basins of the Mekong River and Tonlé Sap, and this situation exposes the country to seasonal flooding. In fact, riverine flooding is the mos…
Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into question by India's Meteorological Department, it's entirely possible. The city has been sweltering, with top temperatures ranging from 45.2°C to 49.1°C, at the limit of human endurance.This…