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Displaying 15 of about 85 resultsThe IDRC Davos 2014 will address the numerous interconnected, complex and emerging risks today's societies are faced with. Environmental, technical, social and economic risks are often closely linked and can result in successive impact. Risks and disasters explored at the IDRC Davos 2014 include, amongst others, natural hazards, failures of critical inf…
This report examines the impact of Covid-19 so far and what the year ahead holds for the world’s most fragile states – Yemen and Syria in the Middle East; Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Africa; Afghanistan in Asia – and the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Evidence comes from DEC-commissioned independent Respons…
This document, a product of unique collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities, provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to disease outbreaks and emergencies caused by weather-, climate- and water-related hazards, most…
Illustrated with examples from recent research in the field, this book summarizes the most pertinent and useful information about the public health impact of disasters. It is divided into four sections dealing with general issues, geophysical events, weather-related problems, and human-generated disasters. Throughout the book the focus is on the level o…
Communicable diseases are the major killers in complex emergencies. Death rates among refugees and displaced persons over 60 times the baseline rates have been recorded, with over three quarters of these deaths being due to communicable diseases. In the initial phase of a complex emergency the diseases with the greatest burden are measles, diarrhoeal di…
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Le plan ORSEC est un plan cadre gouvernemental, permettant d’organiser la réponse en cas de catastrophe de grande ampleur qui dépasse les moyens habituellement misent en place pour y répondre. Il permet d’appuyer le leadership du gouvernement sur l’organisation de cette réponse en clarifiant les rôles et responsabilités de chacun mais auss…
This is the third edition of the Suffering in Silence report. The aim of this report is to highlight those humanitarian crises in 2018 that, though large, have received little public attention. In the final section, it also addresses the question of how to ensure better coverage, outlining eight steps to help shine a light on forgotten crises.
Using th…
Investment potential of China, India and Russia undermined by poor governance and societal resilience
According to a major new report, the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China are no better placed to withstand shocks from major risk events than they were four years ago.
The findings of the Global Risks Atlas 2012, released by risk analysi…
In countries whose medical systems are under-resourced, the health crisis could be compounded by a hunger crisis and lost livelihoods unless we act now to help
In this interview, Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division, explains the particular challenges COVID-19 poses in vulnerable communities already coping with high le…
- Geopolitical and societal risks dominate the World Economic Forum Global Risks 2015 report
- Interstate conflict with regional consequences is viewed as the number one global risk in terms of likelihood, with water crises ranking highest in terms of impact
- Experts rate environmental risks more prominently than economic ones
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There are a number of reasons that vaccines will play an important role in our efforts to adapt to a warming world. The most obvious is their ability to protect vulnerable populations from diseases that will be made worse by climate change.
“The risks of infection go through the roof, for all communicable diseases…So ensuring that people are vaccinated…
By Chukwuma Muanya
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu is a consultant epidemiologist and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Ihekweazu in this exclusive interview with The Guardian said Nigeria is still at moderate risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) because of the ongoing epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo and…
What would happen if a nuclear device were detonated in downtown Washington, D.C., and what can be done to mitigate the possibility or its effects?
As North Korea develops its capacity to launch long-distance warheads, speculation about the possibility of a nuclear strike on U.S. soil continues to grab headlines. But while it may seem to some like an…
By Mohamed ELsonpaty, Adel Aldaghbashy, Zeki Al-Droubi, and Hazem Badr
Conflict has left the door wide open for epidemics in the Middle East, letting leishmaniasis into Syria, polio back into Iraq after 14 years, and — after two violent waves — cholera to spread across Yemen once again.
Sometimes, more people die fro…
Without help to combat the pandemic, poor countries could see 'ungovernability', World Health Organization envoy says
By Laurie Goering
LONDON, April 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The World Health Organization's COVID-19 special envoy warned on Tuesday that people in poor nations would lose faith in authorities without effective action to combat t…