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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsAccording to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bureau of Meteorology is closely monitoring post-tropical cyclone Sandy for what it tells about climate risks in Australia. “This is the sort of thing we're warning about increasing over time,” said Karl Braganza, manager of climate monitoring at the Bureau of Meteorology's National Climate Centre in Melbourne…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
This document gives an overview of FAO’s work with regard to natural and human-induced disasters in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, together with the lessons learned and experience gained on how to improve disaster response, preparedness, and prevention in these sectors.
By Leah Newman, Nadav Gazit and Yan Gu
New York - New York, the “concrete jungle,” wouldn’t seem a serene sanctuary for wildlife. Yet since 1972, the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, near John F. Kennedy Airport, has been home to a unique marshland ecosystem in the heart of the busy metropolis.
Now the refuge has become a flashpoint in efforts to restore…
The 2019 CoreLogic® Storm Surge Report provides an annual evaluation of the number of single-family and, new this year, multifamily residential homes in the United States that are vulnerable to storm surge in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Basin. All numbers discussed in the body of the report comprise both single-family and multifamily homes in a…
$14.45 billion has been spent on overhauling hurricane preparedness in New Orleans, since the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The new New Orleans' Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System includes levees, floodwalls and new, storm-proofed pump stations, according to Discovery News. Experts expect that Isaac could become a Category 2 hurri…
Manila, Philippines — As the Philippines moves forward on the road to recovery after Typhoon Yolanda, the Australian Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced a contribution of Php172 million (A$4.3 million) to the Australian Government-UNDP-Climate Change Commission partnership on disaster risk reduction and management in…
Fact sheet: Recommendations of the President’s State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience and New Executive Actions
As part of the Administration’s overall effort to combat climate change, President Obama is committed to ensuring that U.S. communities thrive in the face of a changing climate. The Administration ha…
Resilient infrastructure protects people during disasters and enables communities to recover quickly in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
Two examples from Vanuatu during and after Tropical Cyclone Harold – a Category 5 storm – illustrate the point powerfully.
During the devastating storm, the two classrooms of Balon School on the island of Santo…