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Despite growing climate threats, politicians and developers are ignoring geological and environmental risks in a rush to make short-term profits by building hydroelectric dams in the Himalayas
With growing warnings of the cascading impacts of climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, the region’s hydropower sector ought to take note.…
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the August 31, 2017, fire at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. In the days leading up to the incident, an unprecedented amount of rain fell at the plant due to Hurricane Harvey, causing equipment to flood and fail. As a result, chemicals store…
By Emily Underwood
When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, at least 40 wastewater treatment plants were damaged by the floodwaters, and some leaked raw sewage for weeks. That smelly public health nightmare could become commonplace as sea levels rise along the coasts of the United States, a new study suggests. The highest in…
UNICEF, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department of the European Commission, the Government of Azerbaijan and Oxfam are joining efforts to improve disaster preparedness and response in the country
Baku - UNICEF together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan and Oxfam joined efforts to improve disaster preparedness and response…
Risk assessment for Central Asia and Caucasus: desk study review:
This desk review presents an initiative which aims at reducing Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)'s vulnerability to the risk of disasters, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA).
It analyses disaster risks at the country, sub-regional and regional levels. It also…
BRUSSELS, 4 July 2019 - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) and the Ministry of the Interior for Finland have joined together to develop a new stress test tool that will help countries understand and improve their ability to reduce risk of hybrid threats and casc…
GENEVA, 17 April 2013 - Outer space isn't a place organizations usually think of when looking to build resilience and reduce disaster risks. Yet, this is exactly where participants' minds were when experts were invited by UNISDR and the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to discuss the incorporation of space technology into the post-2015 disas…
idRc 2020, with the theme “ Resilience of/in Megacities ”, is organized by the international peer-reviewed Resilience Journal and its editorial group.
Resilience is described as the capacity of a system, community, or society potentially exposed to hazards to adapt by resisting or changing in order to reach and maintain an acce…
Background
The summit on Natural Disaster Reduction International Day for Disaster Reduction 2015 aims to raise awareness among NGOs and local groups active in the area of disaster management and natural disasters. On 19 October 2015 the conference was attended by more than 60 experts and officials of the National Disaster Management Office, as we…
Southeast Asia has seen a rise in insurgency-related attacks and terrorist activities, creating uncertainty and insecurity on critical national infrastructure.
Climate change has also seen more extreme weather patterns, creating additional hazardous, unseasonal and unpredictable conditions and a severe strain on infrastructure.
On a country level, the…
The series of Summer Institute for Disaster and Risk Research is part of the implementation of the Hazard and Risk Science Base at Beijing Normal University, funded jointly by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Ministry of Education, and the Beijing Normal University.
Who can apply?
The Summer Institute is designed…
The conference covers a series of important topics of current research interests and many practical applications. It is concerned with all aspects of risk management and hazard mitigation, associated with both natural and anthropogenic hazards.
Current events help to emphasise the importance of the analysis and management of risk to planners and resear…
This activity booklet aims to get 10-11 years' old school children prepared to act safely in case of emergencies.
In French:
Cette animation en flash présente dix risques majeurs (avalanche, inondation, séisme, cyclone, éruption volcanique, rupture de barrage, accident nucléaire..) Chaque séquence permet de visualiser les différentes étapes de ces événements, d'en appréhender leurs conséquences et de faire connaitre les précautions pour en limiter les effets.
In…
This book draws from the contributions to the international workshop on relations between natural hazards and management in Europe, which took place from 22 to 24 October 2002 in the Grande Arche, La Défense, Paris (France).
It first focuses on cartography and vulnerability in France. It then examines risk management in the management policies of Europ…