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Displaying 60 of about 107 resultsThis is an introductory guide to early warning systems for rainfall-triggered landslides, including differences between local and regional early warning systems. The Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) programme supports world-leading research to enhance the quality, availability and use of risk and forecast information. Thi…
This working paper presents approaches to strengthening the resilience of human and natural systems in mountainous areas against the impacts of climate change. Chapter 1 provides an overview of climate-related hazards to ecosystems and communities in mountainous areas, especially in developing countries, and their exposure and vulnerability to those haz…
This study examines six projects under the International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Program (ASAP), in three principal ecosystems of the Asia and Pacific region: a mountainous region, wetlands and a river delta. It derived four main recommendations for improving the design and effectiveness of adapt…
From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
Miami has one - so does Athens. Now Freetown has appointed Africa's first chief heat officer, a mother on a mission to shield her city and her kids from the chaos of climate change.
"Freetown is my home, I have my fam…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $35 million financing package to help reduce landslide risk in the Kyrgyz Republic by deploying advanced technologies and international best practices.
The package consists of a $23.5 million grant and an $11.5 million loan. Under the project, landslide risk to communities and infrastructure will be reduc…
The PROCULTHER Consortium has officially launched the call for contributions to inform and feed the International Workshop on “Defining European Technical and Operational Capacities for the Protection of Cultural Heritage at Risk of Disaster” organised in virtual mode on 7 and 9 June 2021. Being an initiative within the framework of the European Un…
Join the 5th OPERANDUM #webinar on May 5th (13h20 CET), and learn more about prototyping a novel platform to facilitate community data access, collaboration, and interaction for #NatureBasedSolutions.
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Nature-based Solutions (NBS) have proven successful in addressing hydro-meteorological hazards such as floods, landslides, and drough…
The IcGSM (14-15-16 June 2021) will give an overview of geotechnical and structural monitoring in the 2020s taking advantage of introductory, keynote, case histories and new trends sessions. Several companies are expected to attend the 7th IcGSM to show their innovative solutions equipment for geotechnical and structural monitoring taking advantage of t…
Risk assessment of Social-Ecological Systems and Public acceptance of Nature-based Solutions
With: Fabrice Renaud, Carl C. Anderson, and Aminur Shah from the School of Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Glasgow,
Free webinar on the 26th of January at 2:00 PM CET.
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The Dynaslope project of the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) operates an early warning system for deep-seated landslides (EWS-L) to increase resilience of communities at risk. To ensure the sustainability of the system and the empowerment of the partner communities, a people-centered E…
As with many challenges, education can hold the key to finding solutions to a problem such as climate change. This publication assesses how education might address issues of climate change, using the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) model on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in responding to the unfolding climate crisis. The means and m…
This work analyses a post-disaster case study in Guatemala where a large landslide named “Los Chorros” affected several communities and one of the country's main highways. Risk managers, starting from their own assessment, decided to respond in a way that did not coincide with the interests of the affected population. Local communities assessed the disa…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction highlights children as among the most vulnerable groups who must be empowered to get ready for natural hazards and play a vital role in preventing and reducing risk.
This child-friendly booklet is for kids who are 6-12 years old to generate Landslide awareness among children through animated characters a…
By Hope Mafaranga
Uganda is known as the “Pearl of Africa” because of its stunning natural beauty and biodiversity. Its lush vegetation is associated with regular tropical rainfall, but the East African nation is now struggling to deal with more frequent and intense rains that are causing landslides.
Landslides can dump millions of tons of muddy…
By Will Harvie
Landslides are significantly more dangerous than earthquakes, according to an analysis by GNS Science. It had identified 1800 fatalities over the past 160 years caused by landslides or slips, which is significantly more than earthquake casualties over the same period, said Jo Horrocks, the Earthquake Commission's chief resilience and re…