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Displaying 15 of about 2601 resultsThis paper assesses how the Covid-19 pandemic had ripple effects that extend beyond the domain of health risks into economic, social, and political domains. These effects were not evenly distributed and exacerbated existing societal inequalities and marginalisation. Informal and migrant workers, and those living in informal settlements, were disproporti…
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our lives, and education has been no exception . It is critical to understand how the educational costs of this health crisis vary across different regions. In this blog post, we will focus on the impact of the pandemic on education in Guatemala.Guatemala is among the countries with the lowest educ…
Dengue on the rise and spreading in Bangladesh, NepalHeat and longer monsoon linked to worsening outbreaksAuthorities struggle to respond but aid groups helping[...]In Bangladesh, at least 691 people have died so far in 2023, and more than 138,000 have been infected, official figures show, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic…
AbstractThe emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in late 2019 and its subsequent worldwide spread has emphasized the urgent need for better approaches for predicting and managing infectious disease outbreaks. One potential instrument in this effort is artificial intelligence (AI), and in specific, language models lik…
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Local Recovery and Preparedness for the Pandemic’. This issue brings together policy experts, researchers and practitioners from diverse fields to deliberate on the trajectory of local level recovery and preparedness aspects. The focus is on highlighting the needs and the best practices on local level reco…
This policy brief presents adaptation strategies that are being implemented across Europe to strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change. Health system resilience is an essential component of adaptation. The European Union (EU) Commission launched the Next Generation EU COVID-19 Recovery Fund for Member States that include funding a…
NAIROBI/GENEVA, 13 February 2012 - In advance of critical rainfall forecasts for the Horn of Africa, the UN office for disaster risk reduction, UNISDR, today announced a partnership with the WMO-supported African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) to ensure rapid dissemination of weather updates to disaster managers.
Pedro Ba…
GENEVA, 1 February 2012 - An insightful new report on the 2010 Haiti earthquake offers a scathing critique of an international community which “has much to learn from the response in Haiti where it has shown an ability to repeat its errors and shortcomings from past disasters.”
Two years after the event, the PAHO Report: Health response to the earthqua…
GENEVA, 25 January 2012 - Bequia is a delightful link in the chain of islands which make St. Vincent and the Grenadines such an attractive destination for sun worshipping tourists. With a population of 4,300 people and an area of just 18 km2, it is on the frontlines of the unfolding drama of climate change and Small Island Developing States. And, like m…
GENEVA, 6 June 2013 - The Head of UNISDR, Margareta Wahlström, today welcomed the emphasis placed on the links between poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction in the report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda which identifies climate change as the main obstacle in the way of ending extreme poverty.
Ms. W…
This note intends to shift the discussion on pandemic and epidemic risk finance to a practical approach about the benefits of applying a disaster risk finance (DRF) lens to new financial mechanisms as they are developed and deployed. It outlines key trends of financial flows toward outbreak response and identifies relevant emerging initiatives and oppor…
This publication argues that wastewater surveillance is applicable to a variety of pathogens including poliovirus, mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) virus and influenza virus as well as SARS-CoV-2.1 Given the need for a global surveillance network that provides early warnings against potential health threats, the role of wastewater surveillance is incr…
This text provides a scoping literature review of learnings from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic commissioned by WHO to inform operational priorities for future respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness. The learnings are grouped according to WHO’s subsystems for health emergency preparedness, response and resilience. Key takeaway…
This study provides insights into how privately owned groceries can complement large food storage facilities and provide sustainable public and private sectors (Public–Private Partnerships-PPP). Feedback from grocery tenants and customers showed that groceries can be crucial in disaster management. The grocery sector could bring innovative solutions to…
After the compounding crises of the past few years, political leaders and publics are understandably keen to put pandemics in the rearview mirror and focus on other issues. Yet, the evidence is blinking red that delaying action to improve pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response will only increase the risk of catastrophic losses ―in lives and eco…