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Displaying 15 of about 111 resultsA team of researchers have measured the burden of living in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh and found that it significantly raises the likelihood of children dying by their first birthday.Climate change is expected to bring more frequent and extreme flooding events in the coming decades.“This is particularly true in Bangladesh, a country with low elevat…
PrizesFirst Prize - $500 | Second Prize - $350 | Third Prize - $150About the competitionThe “Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions” project is undertaken to address the pressing challenge of urban flooding, a consequence of climate change, rapid urbanization, and inadequate risk reduction infrastructure.As cities continue to e…
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Children and young people represent one of the most vulnerable demographics in disasters and are particularly affected by psychological impacts.
The flood events across Australia in 2022 have had a significant impact on children and young people, especially in education and mental health. In t…
This study examined the emergency preparedness activities of 20 schools in four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, that had recently been severely affected by floods. Through face-to-face interviews and a structured questionnaire, the study presents data on the four pillars of emergency preparedness: emergency planning, prepar…
This report highlights that 372,000 people drown worldwide each year. Drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children and young people in every region of the world. The report sets out the evidence showing a range of effective drowning prevention strategies, and makes a number of recommendations for concrete measures to be taken by nation…
An advocacy series, "Education Disrupted - Education Denied" brings to life how disasters impact education, and advocate to keep education safe from disasters for every child. In this issue, uncover how incessant rainfall in India has disrupted children's education, making it a priority for education to be properly funded in order to safeguard their fut…
This News Letter issued by DDMA-Gorakhpur is in the context of its effort executed in a quarter of 2019-for enhancing the Disaster Resiliency & Climate Change Adaptation within the district.
As per the NDMA scheme of Aapda Mitra for training community volunteers in disaster response in the selected most floodprone districts of India, a total of 200…
This case study makes the case for the effectiveness of early warning and the role of young people in flood preparedness in Jakarta, Indonesia. The document concludes that young people play a very important role in mobilizing peers so that their involvement could usefully increase the resilience towards floods.
The authors propose the following recomme…
The Gifts of Culture board game is a role-playing simulation set in a diverse cultural community. Players represent various groups living in the flood-prone valley. Although their views and ideals differ, they are driven by the same goal - to improve living conditions in their communities. How will they achieve this goal under the constant threat of dev…
To commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction at the national level on 13 October 2018, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre, in collaboration with Vacoas/Phoenix Municipal Council (one amongst the 12 Local Authorities in Mauritius), organised a simulation exercise for a flooding scenario at La Caverne, Vacoas (a town…
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled, 'First SFDRR Aligned National Disaster Management Plan'. In June 2016, India launched its first National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) with the aim of improving the country's resilience to disasters and reducing the loss of lives and assets. This issue highlights the importance of the NDMP and…
By Nathan Maddock
Five years into its tenure, the research of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre ( Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC) is being practically applied by its partners across Australia. This research impact highlights the vision of the CRC: trusted research and knowledge across all hazards, developed for the benefit…
In a bid to increase school safety in Cambodia’s most vulnerable communities, UNDP and Save the Children have joined hands in the coastal province of Koh Kong. The collaboration marks a fresh partnership between the two organisations on promoting local school-level disaster preparedness while also supporting the Cambodian Minist…
The vision of the UR Balkans conference is to help further the understanding of risk by supporting a network of experts and practitioners that share knowledge and experience, and discuss best practices and innovative approaches in assessing risk and communicating risk information. UR has become the preeminent platform for collaboration, knowledge sharin…
By Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare
In commemoration of this year’s Children’s Day celebration and in furtherance of its efforts to ensure that children become a part of the fight against perennial flooding in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) on Monday created the forum for over a thousand children to come together…