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Displaying 15 of about 63 resultsA declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
The Context
On November 8, 2011, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, noted that China “experienced more major reported disasters” in 2010 than any other country. They included successions of severe droughts and dust storms in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi,…
Activity sheets for Grade 9-12 children aim to encourage children who have experienced a tragic event (emergencies, tornadoes, earthquakes, wars, terrorism...) to recover their enjoyment of pleasurable activities by doing them with the family, and to continue to share thoughts and feelings. It also teaches them what to do when and provides rules for hum…
This report shows the results of a nationwide risk assessment aimed to develop a comprehensive disaster risk profile for Rwanda. It covers five major natural hazards prevailing in Rwanda namely; droughts, floods, landslides, earthquakes and windstorms. The elements at risk considered in the assessment are: population, agriculture, health, education, hou…
Selon Radio Canada, une étude révèle que si un séisme d'importance survient dans la région de Charlevoix, les hôpitaux de La Malbaie et de Baie-Saint-Paul risquent fort d'être endommagés. Le deuxième risque même de s'effondrer.
Reporting for the Times of India, Jason Overdorf highlights the risk of earthquakes in Nepal and describes the situation so far, and the various efforts that have been made to prepare for disaster.
"Unfortunately, that is the reality (of what we are facing), if not worse," said disaster specialist Amod Dixit. "If Kathmandu is impacted with a shaking…
Dubai - Several Middle East countries which over the years had failed to prioritize disaster preparedness have established national databases and should now be able to estimate their level of risk and improve response, according to the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Secretariat.
"The region is affected by several hazards: ear…
The report summarizes the study and assessment of the structural vulnerability of 14 hospitals in Kathmandu Valley and outlines recommended mitigation measures to improve resilience and performance.
Manila - Health officials in the Philippines, one of the most disaster-prone countries worldwide, are launching a nationwide study to determine whether medical facilities can function during an emergency.
Officials are using a checklist of indicators to assess structural, non-structural and functional elements of health structures.
"We started this pr…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
Activity sheets for Grade 6-8 children aim to encourage children who have experienced a tragic event (emergencies, tornadoes, earthquake, ...) to recover their enjoyment of pleasurable activities by doing them with the family, and to continue to share thoughts and feelings. It also teaches them what to do when and provides rules for humanitarian protect…
Background
Countries of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of WHO are highly vulnerable to natural disasters. The magnitude of disasters and their effects have considerable impact on the morbidity and mortality of the Region where 25% of the world’s population reside. As per disaster statistics, SEAR member countries accounted for around 46% of deaths…
The analysis and management of risk and the mitigation of hazards is of fundamental importance to planners and researchers around the world. We live in an increasingly complex society with the potential for disasters on a worldwide scale. Natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, fires and others have always affected human societies. Man-…
The theme of the 3rd Asia conference on earthquake engineering (ACEE 2010)will be "Disaster Risk Reduction and Capacity Building for Safer Environments” and aims at promoting and exchanging new ideas and experiences in the broad fields of seismology, earthquake engineering, seismic risk and disaster mitigation.
Coverage
The areas of special interests…