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Displaying 30 of about 39 resultsThis issue focuses on urban resilience and looks at recent occurrences of weather-related events causing widespread devastation and misery, including floods, typhoons and wildfires in Australia, severe winter weather in Colombia, snowstorms in Estonia and Scotland, hundreds of people and thousands of buildings lost to flash floods and mudslides in Brazi…
The purpose of this document is to highlight the impacts the Australian urban water industry are facing due to climate change and how the industry has adapted. It considers 'natural disasters' such as floods, droughts and bushfires, as well as changes to the average and extremes in temperatures and rainfall, sea level rise, and the risks to: (i) built a…
This map shows the worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes that occurred between January and June 2011, according to Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE.
An exceptional accumulation of very severe natural catastrophes makes 2011 the highest-ever loss year on record, even after the first half-year. Already, the approx. US$ 265bn in economic losses up to the…
This publication assesses the implementation of forecast-based financing (FbF) within the context of 12 provinces in Mongolia during the Dzud (severe drought followed by extreme winter) of 2017. This left herders without reserve fodder and hay. Continuous harsh conditions put at risk millions of livestock, which are the only source o…
It pays to be well prepared, particularly where natural hazards and disaster risk reduction were concerned, the top United Nations official responsible for mitigating disaster risks worldwide, said today.
Addressing correspondents at a Headquarters press conference on the upcoming one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 2011…
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Chicago - /PRNewswire/ - Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, today releases the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during December 2013. Aon Benfield is the global reinsurance int…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia today signed a $3 million grant to pilot community-based approaches to disaster risk management in parts of Dornod, Gobi-Altai, Khuvsgul and Sukbaatar aimags to increase herders’ resilience to dzuds, fires, and other disasters.
The grant is funded by the Japanese government-financed…
Conference themes:
- Regional launch of the Making Cities Resilient: 'My city is getting ready' world disaster reduction campaign and the 1 Million safe schools and hospitals initiative - make a pledge, save a life.
- Current initiatives/activities on promoting school and hospital safety in ECO region - Reports by the relevant agencies/institutions:…
British consumers are facing a hike in food prices of at least 5% as a result of extreme weather this year, economists warn.
Extended spells of frigid and baking weather seen during the winter and summer will likely increase household food bills by an estimated £7.15 a month, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) says.
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The Cebr…
This report takes an in-depth look at whether and how companies are responding to the increased risks and pressures presented by climate changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, wildfires. It examines how companies perceive and manage these risks as well as potential business opportu…
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Exceptionally high losses from weather-related catastrophes in Europe and Supertyphoon Haiyan dominated the overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2013. Floods and hailstorms caused double-digit billion-dollar losses in central Europe, and in the Philippines one of the strongest cyclones in history, Supertyphoon Haiyan, resulted in a…
This second edition significantly expands the existing evidence base to help shift policy and practice within the climate change domain. The climate section on environmental disasters, using drought, floods, landslides, storms, wildfires, heating, cooling, sea-level rise and water as indicators, among others, raises the following questions: (i) is the h…
The Federal Government helps states and localities to prepare for disasters by providing financial and technical assistance for emergency planning and training, conducting exercises of and building and maintaining an emergency management infrastructure. In a catastrophic or major disaster incident, the array of programs described in this guide may be ac…
Aon plc (NYSE:AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today launches its Global Catastrophe Recap – January 2019. This evaluates the impact of global natural disaster events to identify trends, manage volatility and enhance resilience.
The report reveals…
Due to natural disasters in the first six months of 2018, seventy-five people have been killed or remain unaccounted for, while 48 others suffered injuries.
Total economic damages reached VNĐ 868.5 billion (US$37.73 million).
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In total, 509 houses have been destroyed while another 12,571 sustained damage.
Fifteen-thousand ha of rice and 1,700 h…