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Displaying 90 of about 129 resultsTo cope with disasters, governments and charities must improve crisis communications and information management, says Nalaka Gunawardene.
Technologies can help this endeavour, provided they are integrated into overall systems and anchored in good policies and practices, as recent events show.
When hazards turn into disasters …
Suva –Fiji launched its annual National Disaster Awareness Campaign focusing on better community preparedness as the country continues to strengthen its disaster risk governance. The campaign – set to last until April 2021- is focused at the local level, aiming to make communities better aware of and prepared for futures disasters.
Mr. Inia Ser…
The reporting of landslides and their impacts (damage and loss) varies widely across the globe reflecting a range of physical and socio-economic drivers and contexts and the attention of the mass media is not uniformly distributed across disaster-affected areas. The development of a system that monitors social media continuously for general landsli…
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…
According to the WHO, every year disasters “kill around 90,000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide.” This training will show participants how NASA remote sensing data can be used to characterize and monitor disaster related events and support relief efforts. Each session will cover a different disaster and its supporting data. Disast…
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The EGU General Assembly 2011 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU i…
This is a workshop on hydro-metrological hazards, especially technology-based solutions, operation and strategies. During the sessions, the presenters will depict the linkages of science technology developments between, planning for disaster reduction, implementation, emergency operation and adaptation strategies.
The topics will include but are not…
Would you like to strengthen your understanding of GIS techniques applied to the Disaster Risk Management cycle and work on your ability to use spatial data as evidence when elaborating Disaster Risk Reduction plans and strategies?
If so, look no further!
The Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management has recently teamed up wi…
The Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction at the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) has the honor to announce the 2nd IFIP Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITDRR 2017), October 25 - 27th, 2017, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
ITDRR-2017 pr…
Landslides triggered by earthquakes are one of the classic examples of a multi-hazard and risk phenomena. In fact, they represent a prominent case where triggered events (landslides) are on occasion more devastating than the initial act (earthquakes). Such events have a severe impact upon the communities of Central Asia and the Caucasus, which include…
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Natural disasters have become a natural phenomenon. Earthquake, landslides, cyclones and floods visit the earth regularly and leave a trail of destruction and misery for thousands of people. The world is devastated by natural disaster since ages. Human beings can not stop the advent of natural disasters. But, can work together to under…
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The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) is committed to tackling the development needs of Afghanistan in health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, natural resource management and disaster risk reduction.
Disaster Risk Reduction Project in Badakshan: Floods, landslides, mudslides, earthquakes, avalanches, and catastrophic snow, rain…
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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,…
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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,…
In a statement issued yesterday, Mohammed Audu-Bida, director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) advised stakeholders to engage the media and community leaders on potentials hazards posed by climate change by activating early warning and forecasts to reduce the social and economic impact of all natural disasters including flood.