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Displaying 45 of about 52 resultsVanuatu is the world's most at-risk country for natural hazards, according to a UN University WorldRiskIndex. And it's not just storms, earthquakes, volcanoes or tsunamis that are the problem, reports Deutsche Welle.
According to the article, among the factors that make life on Vanuatu so dangerous are high exposure to natural disasters, lack of coping…
The opening over the weekend of the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) has been marked by “a stark reminder that disaster risk management is a matter of life and death,” according to a report by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), coordinating the event in Sendai, Japan.
The President of Vanuatu, Baldwin…
The New South Wales (NSW) Drought Package includes the extension of the Farm Innovation Fund and short term emergency support for primary producers in the midst of drought.
While launching the package in Tamworth, Premier Mike Baird said that he had seen the devastating impact drought could have on primary producers and that he understood the challenge…
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With more natural disasters occurring in Asia there is now a greater need for governments and international agencies to put in place the appropriate warning systems and response procedures to deal with the different disasters that take place in the region.
Our inaugural Disaster Relief Asia conference and exhibition will explore different areas…
Reefs impacted by category five cyclone Yasi in 2011 are demonstrating their capacity to bounce back, with new research showing an average 4.4 per cent coral cover increase over two years.
The finding follows the largest assessment ever conducted on the Great Barrier Reef after a cyclone or major disturbance.
Lead researcher and acting director of tour…
The village of Epau in Vanuatu, now has a draft Community Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan and an Action Plan which will guide development in the community. Thirty representatives from Epauon Efate Island in Vanuatu went back to the drawing board to develop its Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan thanks to a joint initiative by SPREP and the Govern…
Tuvalu says it needs an estimated US$92 million US dollars to re-build after Tropical Cyclone Pam, reports Radio New Zealand. In a speech opening Tuvalu's parliament, the Governor General Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli said the cyclone damaged food crops and vegetation, water shortages, homes, infrastructure, and property.
An Australian earthquake engineer has called on the Australian federal government to provide building expertise to Nepal to help mitigate destruction from future earthquakes, reports the Fifth Estate.
According to the article, Kevin McCue, Australian Earthquake Engineering Society president and Seismological Centre director said, "What the people need…
A major review of NSW drought policies concludes preparedness trumps in-drought support measures such as transport subsidies, reports The Land.
Australian Farm Institute's (AFI) Review of NSW Response to Drought Policy Reforms, published 13 February, states past drought support measures had not been inconsistent.
"One of the abiding frustrations of dr…
UNU International Institute for Global Health is partnering with the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) to conduct the 4th International Workshop on psychological intervention after disasters. IUPsyS is an internationally recognised umbrella establishment of about 90 national scientific organizations of psychology worldwide with main…
The theme, “Recovery from Disaster,” reflects New Zealand’s experience recovering from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence. Many inhabitants throughout the world face various kinds of disasters such as eg. flooding, storms, tsunamis, drought and the after effects of conflicts etc. Surveying and spatial professionals are key actors in making an imp…
This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. After Tropical Cyclone Ian swept through the Pacific Island nation of Tonga in 2014, the government, the World Bank, and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), with funding from the Africa Caribbean Pacific-Europea…
This inquiry report looks at the efficacy of current national natural disaster funding arrangements in Australia, taking into account the priority of effective natural disaster mitigation and the reduction in the impact of disasters on communities. The report presents the Commission’s recommended reforms to achieve a more effective and sustainable bala…
This brief provides potential policy options, drawing on a research project based in Samoa and New Zealand, to integrate remittances within current disaster risk management practices. The brief identifies the need to take into account remittance flows when designing and implementing post-disaster interventions as well as some policy measures adopted dur…
This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents efforts undertaken by the government of Vanuatu, with support from GFDRR and the World Bank, to recover after the destructive Tropical Cyclone Pam that swept across the Pacific nation in March 2015. It includes some main results…