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Displaying 45 of about 129 resultsThe paper presents, after a brief review on global and national landslide databases, a new geo-referenced catalog of recent landslides affecting the Italian territory. The catalog, called Franeitalia, includes both fatal landslide events and events that did not produce physical harm to people. It has been developed consulting online news sources from 20…
“I guess I’m a bit of an information freak!” says Vasko Popovski, UNDP’s Project Manager for Disaster and Climate Risks, when asked how he came up with the idea for a nifty new app that’s set to revolutionize public access to data on dangerous events like earthquakes, floods and fires and potential hazards like violent thunderstorms and heavy snowfalls.…
Natural Resources Canada and BGC Engineering, in Vancouver, Canada, have collaborated to create a database of debris flow impacts from events around the world that were damaging but not devastatingly extreme. The database of 68 case studies has been used to develop a building vulnerability model that uses an "intensity index". Additional case studies f…
The U.S. Geological Survey today unveiled a new web-based interactive map that marks an important step toward mapping areas that could be at higher risk for future landslides. In collaboration with state geological surveys and other federal agencies, USGS has compiled much of the existing landslide data into a searchable, web-based interactive map…
Developments in geophysical methods used to monitor surface and subsurface changes prior to landslides can lead to improved prediction and early warning
By James Whiteley
Every year, landslides cause fatalities and destruction in locations worldwide. Nevertheless, what triggers them and when they occur can often be difficult to predict. A recent …
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement to support the development of effective hydrological and meteorological data and information in Tajikistan.
The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement makes it possible to move the project towards implementation.
Tajikistan experiences recurring extreme weathe…
By Jack Kavanagh
A crowdsourced mobile application (app) utilizing satellite technology has been used for the first time during an emergency response drill in Fiji.
The geoBingAn app allows individuals to report disasters such as floods, landslides and tsunamis as well as their needs like water, power, shelter, and m…
There has been a very interesting development in the detection of landslides using seismic data. The Swiss Seismological Service (SED), which has a very high quality network that monitors seismic events across Switzerland, has started identifying signals that it suspects were associated with mass movements (landslides, rockfalls and mudflows).SED now ha…
Introducing mass movement hazard map in valley master plan to build back better
The implementation of the Sendai Framework recommendations for building back better in remote valleys of Nepal faces multiple challenges. The French NGO Architecture & Développement is piloting a project covering three districts in the Sindhupalchok district, 70 km Nort…
The National Risk Atlas, a new document with maps providing a comprehensive disaster risk profile of the country, was on Monday published by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), reports New Times.
According to the article, Jean Baptiste Nsengiyumva, the Director of Risk Reduction and Preparedness at MIDIMAR, said “Previous…
Background Information - UNOPS
“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in troubled parts of the world.” Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General. UNOPS mission is to expand the c…
Washington - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$14.6 million grant to help 45,000 Samoans who live in coastal communities adapt to climate change and climate variability. The Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Coastal Resources and Communities Project will develop and implement immediate adaptation activities to protect t…
The United States and Japan are about to launch the 4.3-ton Global Precipitation Monitoring satellite, which was designed to monitor rain and snowfall in unprecedented detail, reports Christian Science Monitor.
Apart from weather and climate applications, information gathered from the tool will improve flood and landslide forecasts, and help track chan…
Natural disasters continue to claim lives and devastate families, particularly the global South. The poor are most vulnerable as they typically live in the most hazardous locations. However, this social and geographical reality also compounds the problems, because of the gaps that exists between planners and the poor. The two groups speak different lang…
GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - The inventor of the world's first interactive digital globe that graphically depicts the vulnerability of our planet to disasters today challenged global policymakers to show more leadership in tackling the growing risks facing populations worldwide.
"What is important is not the technology but our vision for the future of the pla…