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Displaying 24 of about 24 resultsThe 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…
GENEVA, 2 May 2012 - This Saturday, from drought-stricken Mongolia to Himalayan communities threatened by glacial melt, Climatedots.org will bring people together to hold rallies and remind everyone of the extreme weather events that are happening in their communities because of climate change.
A click on Climatedots.org takes any interested visitor to…
30 September 2013, GENEVA – Based on current disaster trends and economic values, the world is looking at a minimum cost in the region of 25 trillion dollars in disaster losses for the 21st century if there is no concerted response to climate change, one which puts the emphasis on practical measures to reduce disaster risk and exposure to future extreme…
This book demonstrates how science and innovation can be harnessed to tackle today’s biggest challenges in poor countries. Its scope includes: (i) the impact of climate change and other future threats and how science can contribute to building sustainability and resilience; (ii) three of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - reducing hunger, improvi…
Perú se encuentra mejor preparado para responder con rapidez ante cualquier emergencia relacionada con las heladas, "friaje" o algún evento extremo que se presente en el país, aseguró el jefe del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (Indeci), general de división (r) Alfredo Murgueytio, reporta Andina.
"Ahora, el Gobierno Central ha puesto especial atenc…
This handbook re-examines the role of women in disaster risk management in the practical context of Bangladesh. In this handbook, an attempt was made to illustrate their achievements along with their risks in a very easy and communicable way. It proposes that if women’s disaster risk reduction techniques are incorporated in the mainstream, then disaster…
Since 2006, Lisbon's Civil Protection Service of the Lisbon Municipality has had a Contingency Plan for Vulnerable Populations, mainly targeting the homeless population, in the event of cold wave. Every year, from 1st November to 31st March. the Plan is self activated at the blue level alert. When it is verified that the Lisbon's air temperature is abou…
As General Assembly holds thematic debate, Secretary-General urges governments to integrate disaster risk reduction into development agendas
Faced with socio-economic fallout from increasingly frequent and severe disasters, Governments must invest in disaster risk reduction and weave it into their development agendas in order to save more lives and bui…
A study in China’s Zheijiang Province shows that people in China’s rural communities are more vulnerable to both hot and cold temperature extremes than people living in urban areas.
Extreme temperatures, both cold and hot, bring greater mortality risk to people living in China’s rural communities than in urban areas, according to a recent study publish…