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Displaying 90 of about 577 resultsThe objective of this Convention is to promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among Parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm and to contribute to their environmentally sound use, by facilitating information exchange about their characteristic…
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Press Release No. 909
Geneva – The World Meteorological Organization has activated its Environmental Emergency Response mechanism in the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan.
The International Atomic Energy Agency requested the World Meteorological Organization to activate its Environmental Emergency Response m…
On 22 September 2011, the IAEA General Conference unanimously endorsed the Action Plan on Nuclear Safety that Ministers in their Declaration at the IAEA's June Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety requested.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano stated:
"The IAEA's 151 Member States have today endorsed the Agency's Action Plan on Nuclear Safety.
Thi…
A delegation of US technicians is currently visiting Cuba to discuss joint measures to prevent oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico notes China Daily. This visit takes place in order to avoid a major environmental disaster like the one by British Petroleum (BP) in 2010.
Cape Town has launched its disaster risk management centre, ready to respond to anything from a nuclear meltdown to the fires and floods which occur routinely in the city and its surrounding areas, says the Independent Online. The launch was timed to coincide with the UN’s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction campaign, being run under the banne…
By Laura Gil
The largest-ever international exercise simulating the global emergency response to a nuclear accident took place this week, involving hundreds of participants from 82 countries and 11 international organizations. The exercise was developed in cooperation with authorities in Hungary, which acted as the accident state in the scenario.
“It…
A series of explosions at a chemical plant in Texas following severe flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey highlight the risk of extreme weather-related industrial accidents and the urgent need to strengthen efforts for prevention and preparedness.
The explosions, which were caused by the loss of refrigeration to a warehouse storing highly volatile and e…
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to the Republic of Korea.
The SEED team reviewed methods and criteria for evaluating seismic safety at the Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant and Shin Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), operated by Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power…
New research published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy shows how metropolitan regions can rebuild for greater resilience during the reconstruction process after major disasters, whether earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, or terrorist attacks.
After Great Disasters: How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery, by Laurie Johnson and Robert Olsha…
On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train carrying cancer-causing chemicals derailed near the small town of East Palestine in Ohio — resulting in a toxic explosion, large fire and an evacuation order. Hazardous waste pollution, like we’ve seen in this disaster, is devastating but not uncommon in America.
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After years of public pressure, the E…
Got Science? · Ep. 119: Floods, Fires, and Outdated Disaster Plans at Chemical Facilities
In this episode, Colleen and researcher Casey Kalman discuss:
Risk mitigation for communities near chemical facilities
The dangerous combination of extreme weather and chemicals
How we can work towards protecting these communities and first responders
Over 825 hazardous chemical incidents – including fires, explosions and harmful chemical releases – have occurred since the beginning of 2021, and over 270 incidents have occurred this year alone, according to data published today by the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters. Data included in the coalition’s online Chemical Incident Tracker…
About this course
Chemical agents, being at the core of modern industrial systems, have attained a very serious concern for disaster management within governments and communities. Chemicals such as chlorine, which were used during World War I as chemical weapons—is also a key ingredient in numerous commercial products. Correct application of chemi…
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
This webinar, organized by UNITAR on behalf of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), is part of a series of webinars being conducted by the IOMC on four key cross-sectoral issues and as a contribution to the on-going Beyond 2020 discussions. This webinar on 28 April 2021 features the Internat…
Six years of fighting in eastern Ukraine have brought to the fore-front the risks presented by industrial and ecological hazards, in addition to the population vulnerability induced by the conflicts. Unless appropriate steps are taken, the flooding of mines and shelling that regularly occurs close to chemical facilities and key water infrastructures hav…