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Displaying 60 of about 116 resultsThis manual provides the guidelines to create a new approach to cultural heritage conservation focused on prevention, aiming to develop strategies to protect heritage properties by reducing its vulnerability to naturals and man-made disasters. It introduces property-specific strategies to improve risk-preparedness for cultural heritage exposed to fire,…
Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 131, May 2015:
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the theme of humanitarian action after the Nepal earthquake. The ISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) is committed to effective implementation of the SFDRR in Asia Pacific region and the Nepal earthquake represents significant challenges to this. As South Asia grapp…
This edition analyses the 2009 disaster figures based on the EM-DAT database, with comparisons to previous years, providing an evidence base to the international community on the burden of disease and related health issues due to disasters and conflicts, in order (i) to assist humanitarian action at both national and international levels; (ii) to ration…
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The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-pro…
This policy brief issued by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) urges for swift and united action to address the protracted crisis as a result of the 6 February 2023 earthquakes. Residents who survived the earthquake are left in extremely cold temperatures without drinking water, electricity, or fuel for heating, and are expos…
Marvin S. Fertel, the president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute comments for Roll Call the agreement of the nuclear energy industry, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and government policymakers on the need to apply relevant lessons learned from recent events in Japan to enhance safety at U.S. nuclear energy facilities. He sa…
The government is working on a new manual for national disaster training to better cope with multiple natural disasters similar to the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accidents in Japan, the home affairs ministry said Wednesday: "the manual will simulate the country being hit by one of the most likely types of compound disasters such as a massi…
The findings of a new study by an international team of researchers who probed into the Fukushima nuclear disaster suggest that earthquake prone areas should be treated as 'atomic power plant free zones,' as reported in an IDN-InDepth NewsReport. "Scientists from Norway, Austria, Spain and the United States have found 'strong evidence' that the Great Ea…
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Director General Hiroyuki Fukano said the government's disaster preparations "had been insufficient in many ways," reports the Mainichi Daily News. "As we had taken much time to assess quake resistance, we had lagged in taking anti-tsunami measures," he said.
"If we had taken a realistic approach, we could have made…
By Fatima Shahryar
Children in local schools receive trainings on emergency preparedness and safety skills
Swat, Pakistan - “My mother calls me Guloona, which means flowers in Pashto”, says thirteen-year-old Laleena Baseer, a student at the Government Girls Middle School (GGMS) located in the village of Araq in Swat District. “She tells…
Bangkok - Electrical engineers and hazardous waste experts join emergency rosters. Power mapping becomes as important as hazard mapping in emergency prevention and response. #fragilecities shows up as often as #fragilestates in Twitter searches. Humanitarian science fiction? No, welcome to what demographers call the new urban millennium and the challeng…
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Risques naturels et environnement industriel (DRA-013), Opération b
Dans le cadre de l'Etude et Recherche : "Risques naturels et Environnement industriel" le présent rapport s'intègre dans l'opération b/, en faisant la synthèse sur la réglementation française en vigueur concernant les risques naturels et les installations classées pour la p…
A fully illustrated book Real Risk offers perspectives, case studies and analysis on disaster risk reduction and mitigation in the light of major natural disasters that have occurred since the publication of Know Risk in early 2005. It brings together the knowledge and experiences of public and private organisations working toward disaster preparedness…
Francistown - National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) official, Dr Masego Mpotokwane, says Botswana's geographical position makes it vulnerable to disasters.
Speaking at a three-day Francistown district disaster workshop recently, Dr Mpotokwane said civil unrest in neighbouring countries are likely to pose a disaster risk as they could lead to influ…
This book offers comprehensive yet succinct guidance on the preparation, assessment, and management of a full range of disasters, both natural and man-made. More than 200 contributors carefully outline the basics of disaster management and provide guidance on more than 100 specific disaster situations. Part 1 offers an A to Z source for information on e…