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Displaying 120 of about 339 resultsTongan officials said community projects undertaken by a multinational task group led by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) were expected to reduce the vulnerability of remote communities to the impact of drought.
The projects, designed to improve water storage in two main islands in Tonga’s Ha’apai island group, were undertaken as part of Exer…
We’ve all heard about and seen the effects of El Nino on Vanuatu’s food security this year: Crops dying, rivers drying up and people travelling long distances to find enough water to drink, cook and clean. But now that we are passed the El Nino period, scientists are warning that another climate extreme may be coming our way: La Nina. We are on a L…
By Navinesh Kumar, IFRC
Frost and drought associated with the recent El-Nino events are affecting the livelihoods and water supply of an estimated 2.4 million people in Papua New Guinea. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) last September to support the Papua New Gu…
Millions of people in the Pacific are affected by the consequences of a powerful El Niño - the climate phenomenon that develops in the tropical Pacific and brings extreme weather to several regions of the world.
Papua New Guinea is currently the worst hit country in the region. Rainfall there has been below average for almost a year which, along with f…
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has officially confirmed a return to El Niño for the first time in five years. The Bureau’s Assistant Director for Climate Information Services, Mr Neil Plummer, said, "Prolonged El Niño-like conditions have meant that some areas are more vulnerable to the impact of warmer temperatures and drier conditions."
But Mr…
Suva – In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with sudden and slow disasters, Fiji, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and Tuvalu are re-examining how their laws can be updated to better reflect the increasing complexity of disasters.
On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, the countries of the Pacific have had to deal with mult…
BANGKOK – The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched an online Quick Risk Estimation (QRE) Tool to help small businesses and enterprises, including those in the informal sector, to better understand their exposure and vulnerability to disaster risks, especially in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Business resilience an…
By Colin Packham
Sydney - When a scorching drought struck eastern Australia in 2006, cattle farmers Robyn and Paul Kendal had to slaughter nearly all their livestock and spend around a year of their normal turnover on feed to keep the remainder alive.
With a recurrence of El Nino, the weather pattern behind the drought, looming and dry conditions alre…
By Sharon Friel
Climate projections suggest that, thanks to human activity, we will likely see an increase in extreme weather events, disruptions to agriculture, loss of livelihoods and displacement of people.
While everyone will be affected, these climate impacts will exacerbate social and health inequities, depending on underlying economic, geograph…
New research lead by a James Cook University researcher shows people with a strong connection to their community have better success in recovering from extreme weather events.
In addition, residents who remained living in a community after a disaster were those who were more likely to be resilient to the disaster’s impacts.
Dr Helen Boon, Senior Lectu…
Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator
‘Building Resilience: the importance of prioritising disaster risk reduction – a United Nations Development Programme Perspective’
Hopkins Lecture, University of Canterbury
Aurora Centre, Burnside High School, Christchurch
6.30 pm, Wednesday 15 August 2012
I am pleased to be delivering this year’s University of Canterbur…
By RTCC Staff
South Australia’s Arabunna region, including Lake Eyre, could become hotter and drier from climate change, according to new research.
The study, being conducted by the University of Adelaide, made some alarming forecasts for northern parts of South Australia over the coming decades.
It suggests the number of days reaching above 40 degre…
SYDNEY, Australia, 16 March 2016 - Australian businesses are coming together to improve community safety and outcomes following natural disasters in a country that is confronted reguarly by events such as bushfires, floods, cyclones and severe storm activity.
The costs of natural disasters exceeded A$9 billion in 2015, and it is estimated that, without…
GENEVA, 3 March 2016 – Australia could see its annual disaster bill rise nearly fourfold by 2050, with the cost of social impacts such as stress-related illness playing a significant role, two reports commissioned by the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities warn.
Issued just two weeks before the first anniversary…
Flash droughts strike suddenly and intensify rapidly. Often the affected areas are in drought after just weeks or a couple of months of well-below-average rainfall. They happen worldwide and are becoming more common, including in Australia, due to global warming.Flash droughts can occur anywhere and at any time of the year. Last year, a flash droug…