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Displaying 135 of about 162 resultsAdvances in geosciences, volume 33, 1, 2013:
This special issue focuses on El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the dominant climate mode of variability in the Pacific Ocean, which impacts many surrounding countries. It addresses the new challenges faced by the scientific community, starting with proposing new paradigms for explaining the diversity o…
This second edition significantly expands the existing evidence base to help shift policy and practice within the climate change domain. The climate section on environmental disasters, using drought, floods, landslides, storms, wildfires, heating, cooling, sea-level rise and water as indicators, among others, raises the following questions: (i) is the h…
A recent project, the Pacific Disaster Risk Assessment could have a major influence on how Pacific Island countries deal with natural hazards including earthquake, tropical cyclones, tsunami, severe local storms, floods, storm surges, and landslides, reports the Solomon Times.
“Governments can use this information to predetermine the cost of potential…
Johannesburg - Five years ago, the South African port of Durban - threatened by storm surges and sea-level rise - pioneered a cross-sectoral climate adaptation policy similar to ones in London and New York, but is now experimenting with new policies more suited to a developing country.
Climate change was seen as a distant threat and not a priority by s…
"Extreme weather like sudden rain storms and high temperatures will become more frequent in the city, which is improving its drainage network and a public extreme weather warning system," said Teng Wuxiao, a member of Shanghai Disaster Defense Association's expert commission. "The new dike is able to protect Shanghai against rising sea levels and marine…
With the risk of disasters increasing globally, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has underlined the central role of healthy and well-managed ecosystems in supporting the resilience of populations before, during and after disasters.
Natural disasters caused a record US$378 billion damage in 2011. While mortality rates from disasters are…
Governments in Asia and the Pacific must prepare for the possibility of millions of people fleeing their homes as a result of changing weather patterns or face dealing with the humanitarian crises associated with such large-scale migration, says a draft report by the Asian Development Bank released this week, reports Thin Lei Win for Reuters AlertNet.
By Autumn Bordner and Caroline E. Ferguson
Along U.S. coastlines, from California to Florida, residents are getting increasingly accustomed to “king tides.” These extra-high tides cause flooding and wreak havoc on affected communities. As climate change raises sea levels, they are becoming more extreme.
King tides are nothing new for the Marshall Isla…
GENEVA, 8 February 2017 – The Philippines, one of the most disaster risk-prone nations in the world, is stepping up efforts to ensure that its communities can withstand natural and human-induced hazards.
“If we’re able to reduce risk then there may be no need for response. So the more we focus on prevention and mitigation, the less we might need to res…
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health in…
GENEVA, 17 July 2013 - "God and Tonga are my inheritance" – the motto of this Pacific Kingdom – has inspired its leaders to move to safeguard their country for future generations.
Their efforts represent an inspiring example of ambitious disaster and climate resilient development steered by strong national leadership that is based on community ownersh…
GENEVA, 1 May 2012 - "Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century" has just been published by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.
UNISDR was at the Geneva launch and got a short interview with one of the guide's lead authors, Abhas K. Jha, who leads the World Bank p…
GENEVA, 30 January 31 - A new report acknowledges the Philippines as a global leader in enacting legislation on disaster risk reduction but finds this is undermined by poor urban governance resulting in ineffective building codes and poor land use planning at the local level.
"Disaster-induced internal displacement in the Philippines" takes an in-depth…
Themes of the conference include:
Catchment processes, ecosystems and quality of environment
- Hydrological, morphological and mixing processes
- Wetland, riverine, mountain, floodplain and coastal ecosystems
- Arsenic contamination of groundwater
- Habitat requirements of fish species and aquatic plants
- Hydro-ecological effects of water and land…
Introduction
Coastal zones, broadly defined as the region within 200 miles from coast, are where 75% of the world’s population lives. These regions include nearly all of the most populated cities in the world (New York City, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Los Angeles, Miami, Tampa, Washington D.C., Mexico City, etc.) and the entire state of Florida; and are face…