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Displaying 259 of about 259 resultsBy Joseph Macarthy
Sierra Leone is still reeling from the effects of a mudslide that killed nearly 1 000 people, left hundreds missing and rendered thousands homeless.
After about five hours of heavy rainfall, the mudslide came down Mount Sugar-Loaf and almost wiped out Mortome. This is a relatively new settlement which emerged as a result of the rapi…
By Robert Reid and Ivan Bruce
To celebrate World Environment Day, hundreds of Freetonians came together to plant a tree in honor of the more than 1,000 people killed and missing after devastating landslides and floods tore through Freetown less than a year ago. The landslide and flood waters ripped through the capital city with tremendous energy, destr…
By Fatima Arroyo Arroyo and Xavier Espinet Alegre
When our team started working in Freetown one year ago, we found very limited data on how people move or what public transport options allow people to access jobs and services from different neighborhoods. How do you plan your public transport system when you do not have data? And what if you are a…
POTENZA, 26 January 2015 - The Italian Province of Potenza was recognized at the weekend as a role model for inclusive resilience by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction for its unique network of 100 cities which are all enrolled in the Making Cities Resilient Campaign.
UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström met with the President of the Province, Mr. N…