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Displaying 30 of about 162 resultsAnalysis from the East-West Center, no. 96:
This paper addresses Asia's coastal megacities increasing vulnerability to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence and rapid urban growth. It recognizes the urgent need in all these cities:…
Statement by Rachel Cleetus, Union of Concerned Scientists
Washington – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today will share the city’s plan for adapting to climate change – a move the Union of Concerned Scientists called “the way of the future.” Without support from Congress, cities are forced to take steps on their own to protect themselves from th…
Selon Fella Bouredji, qui écrit pour El Watan, une nouvelle étude sur la vulnérabilité aux risques naturels en Algerie donne des informations plus claires sur les types de risques qui affectent le pays, comme les risques prédominants de séisme et d'inondation, et les risques d'érosion côtière et de submersion marine qui restent limités.
"Cette étude no…
With less than a year before its scheduled completion, activities are on track for the 30-month Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project which got underway in October 2010, reports the Jamaica Observer. Public awareness and community-based disaster risk management have been a particular focus.
According to the report, the $515-mill…
NYT Opinionator Georgia Levenson Keohane writes 'with extreme weather becoming routine and public resources stretched thin, governments across the world — particularly at the local (and sea) level — are taking note' of NYC's Mass Transit Authority work with its 'captive' insurer to obtain reinsurance by issuing the world’s first 'catastrophe' bond desig…
By Jennifer Allen
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Researchers, nonprofit environmental groups, state agencies and others are set to meet for two days next month to discuss coastal climate risks and management strategies to better prepare for storms like Florence.
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The summit is being held in response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 80 signed last fa…
Exploration of innovative measures for the Netherlands' adaptation policy inspired by experiences from abroad:
This interim report adds to the vast pool of knowledge on the subject of climate-change proof flood risk management and co-operate with the many research groups involved with low-lying deltaic areas. It tries to reconcile two competing definit…
This report by the UK Natural Hazard Working Group advises on the mechanisms that could and should be established for the detection and early warning of global physical natural hazards. It presents Group’s endorsement of the view expressed at the Kobe World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Jan 2005) that there is a clear need for a sustainable and effe…
Summary of the regional study - June 2011:
This study is aimed to help better understand both the risks that North Africa’s coastal cities face by the 2030 time horizon, and to help prepare the required adaptive responses. Alexandria, Casablanca and Tunis were studies together with the Bouregreg Valley between Rabat and Salé in Morocco, an area which i…
This report presents country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood, earthquake, volcano, storm, storm surge and landslide, and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in the Philippines.
The report discusses major activities and accomplishments in disaster reduction during the Inter…
By Samuel Burke
Superstorm Sandy is a sign of more things to come, says climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer.
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Oppenheimer said that New York City officials have been getting warnings from scientists for two decades about the potential damage from a major storm.
“We had one of these hundred-year storms in 1992, and since then, they've know the…
Report 3: 2014-15
This report examines cyclone and storm tide sheltering arrangements across Queensland, Australia. It reviews local governments to consider whether arrangements match local risk and that vulnerable people can readily access this information. It focuses on three areas: risk, sheltering arrangements, and community engagement.
The report…
The municipality of Saint Bernard is among the more than 100 cities that have signed up to the “Ten Essentials’ of the UN-ISDR global campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”. In its commitment and advocacy on disaster risk management, disaster preparedness, and climate change adaptation, Mayor Rico Rentuza continues to take the pro…
Male´ - To promote resilient and sustainable urban communities, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other UN agencies are marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) today. IDDR, celebrated annually, is an opportunity to focus attention on the work to make communities around the world safer from disasters.
The 2010-2011…
By Thuy Dung
Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has signed Decision No. 705/QĐ-TTg on approving the update program on disaster risk areas, mapping natural disaster warning, especially natural disasters related to storms, storm surges, floods, flash floods, landslides, droughts and saltwater intrusion.
The program is aimed at…