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GOAL has been in Haiti for over 2 years and continues to support communities to recover from the 2012 Earthquake and Cholera outbreaks. The programme will be focused on recovery from these twin emergencies and also begin developing a development programme. The programme has three core sectors. Community Development, Economic Development and…
IDRC Davos 2010 is focusing on the broad array of risks society is facing today and on effective, integrated strategies to manage and reduce these risks and disasters in comprehensive partnership.
The following topics of interest will be discussed at the IDRC Davos 2010:
* Risk Reduction and Disaster Management
* Environment, Resources, Climate Chan…
LocationBad Neuenahr-AhrweilerDegreeMaster of disaster management and risk governanceDescriptionGlobally effective processes such as environmental change or the increasing dependence on critical infrastructure are closely interlinked in multiple ways. Hazards, for instance floods, pandemics, or technical failures are considered as the triggers of losses…
Can we cool the risks of an invisible disaster?
By Laurie Goering
When Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore in August, drowning south Texas in a year's worth of rain in just a few days, it left behind an estimated $150 billion in damage to sodden homes and inundated factories, and claimed about 60 lives.
Two weeks later, Hurricane Irma churned into Florid…
This document brings together messages from donors, INGOs, advocacy groups and research organisations, contributing a concise article indicating the failures and successes they have observed over this first year of disaster response, and their opinions on what must be done to achieve holistic and sustainable recovery, including reflections related to th…
Hotter weather and migration to cities may make different diseases the scourge of the future in Africa, scientists say.
By Kieran Guilbert
DAKAR - From deadly droughts and destroyed crops to shrinking water sources, communities across sub-Saharan Africa are struggling to withstand the onslaught of global record-breaking temperatures.
But the dangers…
Garbage and waste from Guatemala City is blocking parts of Las Vacas river, increasing the risk of flooding and the spread of disease.
Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres de Guatemala (CONRED), say that waste, which includes garbage and sewage from the city of Guatemala, accumulates in the Las Vacas River and the situation is now so se…
ERIA Research Project Report 2011-08:
This report consists of the papers from ERIA’s research project on “Economic and Welfare Impacts of Disasters in East Asia and Policy Responses” in Fiscal Year 2011-12. It aims to improve our understanding on how the past and potential impacts of disasters on productions, demands, regional development, and welfare…
This publication reports on the discussions and outcomes from the Second India Disaster Management Congress organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India and held on 4-6 November, 2009 in New Delhi. The report presents a total of 26 technical sessions organized around 13 thematic clusters, including sessions on:
-- Earthquake
-- M…
By Joydeep Gupta
“How distant is this social distancing the Prime Minister keeps talking about?” asked Sumita Singh. “He wants us to keep a minimum distance of one metre. Look at our home. Six people live in a home that is five metres wide and three metres deep. Can we do this social distancing?” The World Health Organisation has now started…
By Chris Teale
ABI gave many cities credit for becoming "acutely aware" of the need to be more resilient, but overall said cities were "woefully unprepared" for a pandemic like coronavirus despite existing investments and efforts. Cities risk being similarly unprepared for future incidents like extreme weather events that have become more in…
By Eric Fèvre, Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool
As the new coronavirus spreads in African countries, a big source of concern is how it will spread and affect those that live in congested low-income areas. Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa asked Eric Fèvre about how viruses spread in Kenya’s low-inc…
Each week the University of Manchester brings together relevant international practices and examples on recovery from COVID-19. The weekly briefing is curated by the Global Resilient Cities Network to bring key lessons and examples targeted for resilience officers, emergency planners and other city practitioners. The structure of the briefing follows th…
This report documents the preliminary scoping exercise, several days of field work and subsequent additional research of a community risk assessment in Los Angeles, Cape Town. It includes detailed information on the hazards identified by Los Angeles community members, their perceptions of the root causes of these hazards, temporal trends and historical…
Los habitantes de los asentamientos informales enfrentan amenazas de salud generadas por el COVID-19 similares a las del resto de la sociedad, pero las vulnerabilidades sistémicas que presentan los ponen en una situación de mayor riesgo frente a la emergencia sanitaria y sus impactos.
Es por ello que es necesario pensar en un abordaje multidisciplinari…