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Displaying 105 of about 149 resultsOver the past few decades, the far-reaching effects of industrial accidents have reminded us that industrial facilities that produce, handle or store hazardous substances remain a serious sometimes transboundary threat to our societies and to the environment. Therefore, the Parties of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention…
Humans constantly face natural hazards on different scales in time and space. Geological, hydrometeorological and geophysical hazards adversely affect human life and health as well as having a dramatic impact on sustainable development of society. There exists an inherent danger to vulnerable lifelines and infrastructure such as water supply and reservo…
This document, intended for internal IFRC use, invites National Societies and the IFRC Secretariat to reflect on the current status of Red Cross Red Crescent preparedness to meet emergencies in a multi-hazard environment – and how to move from the current focus on natural and climate-induced hazards to one which incorporates a wider range of hazards, an…
The international conference on disaster management and law, with core focus on corporate responsibility and industrial disasters, being organised by National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi jointly with National Law University, Bhopal, in Bhopal, India from 4-6 Dec 2009 to mark the 25 year anniversary of the Bhopal disaster. It will cover a…
This law provides legal ground for disaster prevention and risk management in the context of sustainable development in Algeria. It presents provisions on major disaster risks and hazards, such as earthquake, flooding, wildfire, industrial disasters.
This document is the action plan for disaster risk reduction (National Platform) prepared by the Finnish Cooperation Network, appointed to act as a cooperation body and to prepare a National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. It mainly features activities carried out by the participating actors to promote disaster risk reduction. It also describes th…
The Netherlands needs to improve cooperation with Belgium and Germany to be properly prepared for a nuclear accident with cross-border consequences. The Dutch Safety Board comes to this conclusion in its report entitled “Cooperation on Nuclear Safety” which was published today. In addition to improving the crisis plans, the countries need to conduc…
This paper analyzes the impacts of the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, which were amplified by a failure of coordination across the plant, corporate, industrial, and regulatory levels, resulting in a nuclear catastrophe. It derives generic lessons for industrial structure and regulatory frame of the el…
With more than 100 public health emergencies occurring each year in the African Region, Health Ministers have agreed to implement some key actions to ensure that people in Africa and beyond are better protected from disease outbreaks and other health emergencies.
The actions are outlined in the Regional Strategy for Health Security and Emergencies 2016…
This paper provides recommendations for nuclear risks to be taken seriously as disaster risks, and for nations to join together to learn and mitigate any possible future catastrophes. In the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, it considers the need to decrease underlying risk level for residents around nuclear power plants and t…
By Megan Rowling
International agreements - whatever subject they address - are never going to make everyone happy. The same is true for the new global disaster risk reduction plan, adopted after a 40-hour negotiating session in Japan last week.
The Sendai Framework is built to last for the next 15 years, and as the first of three major deals due to be…
The United States is lobbying against an amendment to an international nuclear safety pact proposed by Switzerland, reports Reuters. The Swiss draft says nuclear plants "shall be designed and constructed with the objectives of preventing accidents ... In order to identify and implement appropriate safety improvements, these objectives shall also be appl…
This year, the Great East Japan Earthquake is the focus of the Japan Cabinet Office white paper. This white paper shows the overview of the disaster and its countermeasures from various angles, summarizing them briefly, but widely. Though an accurate overall assessment of the extremely severe damage resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake has not…
Guide for small and medium enterprises:
This document is intended to contribute to increase constituents’ resilience, mitigate risks and enhance preparedness for crisis and business recovery. The scope covers different types of major-scale, natural hazards, i.e. geophysical, hydrological, meteorological, climate and biological, including earthquakes, v…
This report presents the Near-Term Task Force review of insights from the Fukushima Daiichi accident. It asses how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)'s scheme and regulations have prepared U.S. nuclear plants against Fukushima Daiichi-style disasters. It makes 12 recommendations around the following topics: (i) clarifying the regulatory framework;…