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Displaying 105 of about 789 resultsEspaña - El Observatorio de la Sostenibilidad en España (OSE) señala que los modelos de previsión climática en los que se vienen trabajando para medio y largo plazo hacen pronosticar que los incendios aumentan, sobre todo en intensidad y diversidad, en todo el territorio español y también en Andalucía.
El director del OSE señaló que frente al cambio cl…
A year and a half ago, the region of Piedmont suffered a flood that caused €550 million losses. Back in 1994, another flood devastated the region, killing 70 people and displacing more than 2000. To improve the response against floods like these, we have been developing a set of technologies for emergency responders, citizens and decision makers t…
This report represents a first step at documenting the evolving thoughts and practices of the private sector in disaster risk management (DRM), particularly from the Asia-Pacific region. This is in recognition that the involvement of the private sector in DRM is still in a formative stage and good practices are yet to be systematically analyzed.
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Actualidad CRID de diciembre ofrece noticias sobre eventos y actividades de capacitación en el tema de preparativos ante desastres. También podrá encontrar referencias a nuevas publicaciones entre otros recursos de información.
Disponible en español y en inglés.
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Cette note considère l'habitat comme un élément central des enjeux économiques et de gestion de crise des inondations en Île-de-France, de par le nombre de logements potentiellement exposés. Exploitant les fichiers fonciers, la note précise les principales caractéristiques de cette exposition et les évolutions observées. Elle affirme que l’a…
The first online database of international best practice case studies on climate change adaptation will be launched today at the Town and Country Planning Association's annual conference in London, Plan and Deliver?, as part of the European ‘Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco Towns' (GRaBS) project. This free database, developed by…
A research project investigating how people respond to probabilities in weather forecasts has become the largest of its kind ever carried out after thousands of people logged on to play an online game.
Carried out by the Met Office and the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, it is hoped the project will reveal how best to present probabilities in we…
Lors d'une réunion rassemblant les ministres des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) jeudi (27 octobre) à Genève, le rôle des télécommunications modernes en cas de catastrophes naturelles a été mentionné selon l'AFP.
Saeed Ahmad Khan, vice-ministre en charge des TIC au Pakistan déclare: "il incombe aux gouvernements et aux instit…
By Richard Jones
Asia and the Pacific is one of the regions that is most vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. And yet, most governments have limited financing arrangements for disaster response and the levels of disaster insurance penetration are very low.
As part of its efforts to help its developing member countri…
By Martin Whitworth, Deputy Director for Mapping, Modelling and Information and Deborah Yates, Open Data National Lead, Environment Agency
The technology revolution is also a data revolution! In less than ten years there has been an explosion of new mobile devices, which has increased everyone’s capacity to consume data on the go.
This new…
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As part of the MCR2030 Digital Resilience Webinar Series, the third and last webinar of the series will focus on how policy makers can harness the emerging opportunities of digitalisation, as well as the large offer of tools and resources available, to support municipal and institutional governance and urban pl…
Session No: NH9.3/GI2.6
Convener: Peng Cui
Co-conveners: Alessandro Pasuto, Yu Lei, Fang Lian, Javed Iqbal
Introduction
What is known as Silk Road, was a trade route active since the Han Dynasty (207 BC-220 BC) which played an essential role in connecting East and West in terms of exchanges of goods, techno…
This webinar will showcase the potential of foresight methods in increasing climate resilience across Europe. The presentations and discussion will reflect on the recent European Commission White Paper on the Future of Europe.
The webinar will run on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at 10:30 – 12:00 CEST and is open to all.
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Date and time: 22 May 2018, 12:00-13:45
Due to the high concentration of people, infrastructure and economic activity, cities are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as heat waves and flash floods. In addition, dense concentrations of impervious artificial surfaces, such as buildings, roads, and pavements – typical of urban…
Countries within Latin America and the Caribbean are vulnerable to a range of natural hazards including droughts, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2012), climate change will allow for a change in the frequency, intensity, duration and spatial extent of the hydrometeorologic…