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Displaying 60 of about 129 resultsThe Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE, 25 February 2013 - The Government of Palestine supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has taken steps to establish its first national disaster loss database. The initiative was launched in the presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and UNISD…
GENEVA/BANGKOK, 5 December 2012 - The UN Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) today praised the improved performance of early warning systems in the Philippines as Typhoon Bopha cut a swathe of destruction across the country resulting in over 200 deaths and significant economic losses.
UNISDR Head of Regional Office for Asia, Jerry Velasquez, said: "…
The programme comprises Thematic sessions focused on seismic hazards, volcanoes, landslides, hydro-geology & generic subsidence and Coastal lowland subsidence & flood defense. Different geohazard risk communities represented at the Forum are working on community papers with the scope to describe the state-of-the-art concerning research & a…
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En Junio de 2013 tendrá lugar en Palma de Mallorca el VIII Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables. Este Simposio se ha consolidado como un foro independiente, abierto y pluridisciplinar, con el objetivo de difundir los conocimientos, presentar los avances recientes y fomentar la discusión entre técnicos y científicos que traba…
The special session of ISCRAM 2008 will discuss the latest scientific/technological developments, projects, programs and best practices in the field of monitoring, early warning systems (EWS) of various natural hazards. The advances in the rapidly evolving geo-information technologies, information management, and computational methods have proved to be…
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Based on the expressed needs of Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC/RC) partners working in the field of disaster preparedness and risk reduction, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will contract a consultant to develop guidelines for establishing and maintaining community based early warning systems. Communit…
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Due to its location, topography, and vulnerability to cyclic climatic events (ENSO oscillations), Timor-Leste faces high levels of risks associated with natural hazards. Every year, the country suffers from localized events including, floods, landslides and strong winds. Vulnerable communities have borne the impacts of such natural hazards,…
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…
This publication presents three coastal resilience projects supported by the World Bank. These projects are the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), Phase I and II; and the Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project (CDRRP). The goal is to help mitigate the impacts of cyclones and related hydro-meteorological disasters in all the coastal state…
EEA Technical Report No. 12/2015:
This report tries to demonstrate the role of Green Infrastructure (GI) for mitigating vulnerability to weather and climate variability-related natural hazards at European level, addressing some of the challenges and information gaps. It proposes a simple, practical methodology for screening (rather than assessing) ecos…
PLOS Currents Disasters, 2015 Apr 30 , Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.1d49e84c8bbe678b0e70cf7fc35d0b77.
This document is the first of its kind that reviews how mass ground movements, commonly referred to as ‘landslides’, as common natural hazards can have significant economic, social and health impacts. Landslides are described as occurring as si…
This publication addresses the vulnerability of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region to many types of hazards, and especially to floods and landslides. As part of a project aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in flood forecasting and information exchange, and building capacity among partner institutions, it presents the findings of a detailed assessm…
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Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) has contributed to the advancement of disaster risk management practice and promotion of the culture of safety in different thematic areas in Asia. During the last 20 years, in addition to capacity building initiatives, ADPC has implemented programs and projects at national and regional lev…
Extended from 15 Dec to 31 Dec
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Grade / Levels:Technical Specialist/Project Manager/Project Officer
Department/unit: As per relevant qualification and experience the candidates will be assigned to Department of Disaster Risk Assessment and Monitoring.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-pro…