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Displaying 120 of about 526 resultsBRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 16 January 2017 – Seven years on from the devastating earthquake in Haiti, countries from across the Caribbean are working hard to reduce the risks posed by seismic threats, as part of their wider drive towards sustainable development.
The magnitude-7.0 quake of 12 January, 2010, claimed around 150,000 lives and affected over thre…
This paper examines how to maximise the benefits arising from, and overcome the barriers to, the implementation of a multihazard and multi-risk assessment approach within current risk management regimes. Working at two test sites, one in Naples and one in Guadeloupe, the research team engaged in a continuous dialogue with local autho…
This study presents a risk assessment carried out in Colombia, Belize and Spain with an open model that can be used by every government or user: the CAPRA (Comprehensive Approach to Probabilistic Risk Assessment) platform. This platform is open access, open source and has a modular architecture, and can be used free of cost.
This do…
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…
This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be successfully used, this publication hopes to inspire all practitioners and policy makers to consider the kn…
This is a short brief country profile of Barbados, in relation to hurricanes and earthquakes.An estimation of the potential economic losses to property caused by adverse natural hazards is a country's disaster risk profile. Economic assets such as residential and nonresidential buildings are at risk. These assets that are exposed to natural hazards are…
302 human impact disasters claimed 29,782 lives; affected 206 million and inflicted record economic damages of $366 billion in 2011
Geneva, 18 January 2012 – For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new statisti…
CAIRO, 23 November 2011 – The League of Arab States (LAS) and UNISDR move one step closer to a plan of action on disaster risk reduction for the Arab region. The action plan is expected to be endorsed at the first-ever Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region planned for 2012.
Holding a series of consultations with disaster risk…
The two‐year Earthquake Readiness Capacity Building project funded by the Government of Austria has undertaken the crucial task of enhancing the earthquake readiness of its Participating States and strengthening their capacity to manage these events with the outcomes of:
Benchmarking the status Earthquake Preparedness;
Improving capacity for ea…
This conference is organized by the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), National University of Singapore; Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (LMV), Université Blaise Pascal; and the Working Group for Large Rivers and Climate Change, International Association of Geomorphologists. It is part of the STIC Asia research (sponsored by t…
In French:
Dans le cadre du Plan Séisme, piloté en Martinique par la Direction Régionale de l’Environnement (DIREN), les acteurs de la prévention sismique se sont rassemblés dans le groupe « RÉPLIK ». Les partenaires RÉPLIK effectuent des actions de sensibilisation au risque sismique tout au long de l’année. Ils renforcent cette communication lors des…
General Description of the Programme
GOAL’s programmes in Haiti operate in both the urban and rural context in Port au Prince and Gressier respectively. The overall goal of the programme is to provide support to families affected by the earthquake in Haiti whilst developing longer term sustainable solutions to specific issues effecting both the rural a…
The impacts of climate change are rapidly becoming evident in Vanuatu. You can help the customs department develop procedures for responding to natural disasters, climate change refugees and changes to bio-security.
This is a volunteer assignment under the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government, Aus…
Background
Due to its location, topography, and vulnerability to cyclic climatic events (ENSO oscillations), Timor-Leste faces high levels of risks associated with natural hazards. Every year, the country suffers from localized events including, floods, landslides and strong winds. Vulnerable communities have borne the impacts of such natural hazards,…
Purpose of position
The Federation Secretariat specifically has the responsibility to ensure it is providing effective technical support services to its membership while promoting membership adherence to strategies, policies, and agreements which will maintain and uphold the image and integrity of the Federation and Movement. This requires that effecti…