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Displaying 105 of about 939 resultsThis manual is aimed to help households get fully prepared for an earthquake directly hitting Tokyo and other various disasters. It is tailored to the various local features of Tokyo, its urban structure, and the lifestyles of its residents, and contains easy-to-understand information on how to prepare for and respond to a disaster．This information will…
Tim Radford of the Guardian investigates the international work being done to strengthening school buildings against natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Cities around the world are at risk every day.
The Caribbean faces particular vulnerabilities which the Dominica Red Cross seeks to address through building resilience in communities. With this in mind, the Dominica Red Cross acknowledges the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Reduction which takes place on Wednesday 13th October, 2010, by…
More investment and better planning is required in order to save lives and cut the cost of recovery from the increasing number of 'natural' disasters, said a senior UN official Margareta Walhstöm, on the international day for disaster reduction.
"Today's urban planning demands foresight and much more attention to disaster risk," she said.
The densely populated Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, which lies dangerously close to a major fault line, comprises thousands of shoddily engineered buildings at risk of collapse in a powerful earthquake, experts warn.
Almost 80,000 buildings would be destroyed if a six magnitude tremor originated beneath Dhaka, according to a government study. A 7.5-mag…
Islamabad - The devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Pakistan in October 2005 led to the establishment of a government body tasked with coordinating the emergency response, early recovery and reconstruction of homes and infrastructure in an area spanning 30,000sqkm of mountainous terrain.
The Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitatio…
In an interview with Xinhua, Zou Ming, director of the disaster relief department of China's Civil Affairs Ministry, stated that the 'risk map' will be part of a natural disaster risk evaluation project intended to help city planners avoid locations at risk of earthquakes, floods and mudslides.
Most buildings essential for providing earthquake victims with support, shelter and treatment are themselves vulnerable even to moderate tremors, reports the Daily Star. 'A risk analysis of hospitals should be conducted and steps should be taken', said ASM Maksud Kamal, urban risk reduction specialist of UNDP's Comprehensive Disaster Management Programm…
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.
Hurricane Katrina, the fires in Southern California and the devastation caused by earthquakes in Samoa, Chile and Haiti have prompted industry experts, led by structural engineers, to focus on improving the safety and structural integrity of buildings in disaster-prone areas, reports Construction Digital.
Speaking to AlertNet, Femke Vos, a researcher on natural disaster impacts at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), said that more studies should be conducted on why earthquakes lead to so many deaths compared with other hazards, including the role of different construction materials and the time of day the quake strikes.
"The…
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…
Philippines government is preparing for a massive earthquake in the metro Manila area, but local authorities’ efforts need to be stepped up, experts say.
Home to more than 11.5 million people, metro Manila comprises 16 cities and one municipality.
It is estimated some 25 million people will live in the National Capital Region (NCR) - including the inc…
The lack of earthquake risk reduction is a major gap in Haiti’s development efforts, considering its vulnerability to major seismic events, a leading quake expert working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Caribbean country to help build its preparedness capacity said today.
“When the next earthquake hits Haiti we have to be su…
U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.) have introduced legislation to both update earthquake research and help improve preparedness in the event of devastating natural disasters.