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Displaying 15 of about 209 resultsThe purpose of this study is to review the state-of-the-art for RRE (Rapid Response to Earthquakes) systems, focusing first on the tools and methods that have been developed for shake-map computation (i.e., taking into account the seismic recordings as well as macroseismic observations when available), in order to provide a map of the ground shaking int…
This report presents the hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities that the ASEAN region is experiencing, and highlight strategies, including some related to climate change adaptation, to reduce disaster risk and increase resilience at the sub-national and national levels as well as in transboundary contexts. Climate change is an existential threat t…
This report summarizes the resilience situation in Grenada. The three islands of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique comprise the country of Grenada, which enjoys a high status on the United Nations Human Development Index. Despite this, more than 37 percent of the population falls below the poverty line and unemployment rates are high. Additionall…
This report summarizes the resilience situation in Barbados. The country is one of the most populated and prosperous Caribbean nations, scoring high on many United Nations Human Development Index indicators. However, the country is challenged by youth poverty and impacts from natural disasters. Tourism is the primary source of income for the country, wh…
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October 13, 2021. Pavia. The 2021 edition of IDDR Day focuses on ‘International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses.’ - the sixth of the Sendai Seven targets.
GEM’s work over the past decade in developing countries has accelerated the assessment of risk and incorporation of risk-based decisions…
Steady population growth and the accompanying rise in urban density increases the risk to human life and damage to property caused by natural disasters. In 2017, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimated the annual cost of earthquake damage in the United States was US$6.1 billion.
Building codes are not retroactive, which means…
• Ishinomaki City promoted the introduction of an energy system combined with solar power generators, storage batteries, and BEMS to elementary and junior high schools within the city and in Shin-Hebita District where disaster public housings were concentrated. The city aimed to build a town that could secure the power generated by renewable energy in t…
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The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes damaged municipal government office buildings, which was a large obstacle during evacuation and reconstruction. We need to develop technology that enables us to inspect municipal government offices, fire departments and other hub buildings for disaster control activities immediately after an earthquake occurs. The…
This is a leaflet of Hellenic Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP) addressed to students, with guidelines on earthquake protection issues available in Greek and French.
This is a poster on earthquake protection measures, available in Greek, English and French.
The Izmit Earthquake, also called Kocaeli Earthquake or Golcuk Earthquake, occurred on 17 August 1999. The magnitude 7.4 earthquake, which lasted less than a minute, struck the Anatolian fault system with the epicentre at about 7 miles southeast of Izmit. It was the most damaging earthquake in Turkey, causing the death of 17,000 people and leaving more…
Millions of people were displaced and left homeless after an earthquake struck the Pakistan-administered areas of Kashmir in October 2005.
An earthquake hit central Italy in April 2009 and ravaged l'Aquila, a nearby town, by killing hundreds and destroying monuments from the Middle Ages.
“We can help communities become earthquake safe by developing and implementing a procedure to manage and minimize risk,” Om says.
She has been working towards earthquake risk reduction since 2009. She says the focus of the program is building community resilience. Om started her career as a teacher in a remote part of Nepal but she knew early on…
This study aims to confirm whether there was an association between sea visibility and coastal proximity and the mental health of coastal residents a devastating tsunami. No previous study has ever explored the association between coastal exposure and the mental health of residents in a post-disaster context. The authors targeted 15 coastal municip…