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Displaying 15 of about 30 resultsLocationPeterborough, OntarioDegreeCertificateDescriptionIn Canada, the focus of emergency planning is on natural or human-caused disasters, such as flooding, railroad or highway accidents involving hazardous chemicals, or problems with the watersource that endanger health, such as Walkerton. International terrorism is also a consideration. Duties of th…
Over the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and development of methods and practice to reduce the harmful impacts of hazards and disasters in the Cari…
For primary school children, featuring Stan the dog and five children - Dan, Ana, Frankie, Matt and Beth - who model what to do in an emergency, around the 4 "Rs" of emergency management (reduction, readiness, response, recovery). This resource has three components, each of which can be used independently or in conjunction with each other: a guide for t…
This free supplement of TDC n° 855 (May 2003) presents articles on : major risks on the coastline, in particular with a study case on risks existing around the Berre pond (Bouches-du-Rh“ne), the invading Caulerpa taxifolia, a tropical algae found in the Meditteranean ; tsunamis ; the withdrawal of the chalk cliffs in Ault (Picardie) ; the oil slick of A…
This free supplement of TDC n° 847 (January 2003) presents articles on: risk management in the city, particularly with a case study on the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; risk management, as carried out by mayors in their cities; the setting up of the sEsAM scheme in a school building in Argenteuil; the AZF site (Toulouse), illustrated by a poster. A teachin…
SHAPE-RISK: Sharing experience on risk management (health, safety and environment) to design future industrial systems
This document deals with the continuity of risk management from workplace accident to major accident. The coordination action shows a large variety in methods and criteria used as well as institutions involved in the various countries…
Environmental issue report No 35
This is the first EEA publication to address the impacts of natural disasters and technological accidents across Europe. Focusing on major events between 1998 and 2002, the report adds value to existing studies by bringing together available information on their human and economic costs and adding the environmental pers…
This illustrated booklet can be used as a part of the Package Learning Materials on Environment 2 (Planet 2), or individually by adult learners in non-formal education programmes, grade 4-8 school and out-of school children, and those involved in environmental education programmes. Its objectives are to raise awareness of the importance of forests for a…
This free supplement of TDC n° 851 (March 2003) presents articles on: the risks existing in rural areas, in particular with a case study on forest fires in the Mediterranean area; the transportation of dangerous materials; the explosion of a grain elevator in Blaye (France) in 1997; the usefulness of teledetection in the study of natural risks; the foll…
There is sound evidence that natural disasters can trigger technological disasters (a dynamic also called domino effect), and that these concomitant events (also known as natechs) may pose tremendous risks to countries and communities that are unprepared for such risks. In Europe there are many vulnerable installations close to rivers, or located in ear…
In 2003 the Joint Research Centre performed a survey of mapping practices in eleven countries for eight major hazards. Under the 5FP project experts from the PECO countries agreed on ten priority hazards as important concerns for the region, as follows: Floods, technological hazards, industrial installations, forest fires, transport of dangerous g…
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.
To develop a ten-year strategy for disaster reduction through science and technology, the members of the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction (SDR) collaborated with scientists and engineers worldwide to identify a suite of Grand Challenges for disaster reduction. This document presents six Grand Challenges for disaster reduction and provides a framework…
This brochure explains briefly the essential information necessary when applying the "Plan Particulier de Mise en s-reté" on the occasion of a major hazard. six pertinent questions to ask in this situation are more precisely described, as well as beginning and end of alarm signals. (UNEsCO)
This free supplement of TDC n° 841 (October 2002), presents various articles on: mountain risks in France, especially with a case study on avalanches; the Taller dam, in southern Corsica; the explosion risk under a tunnel; landslides in Féternes (Haute-savoie) in March 2001. Other articles on avalanches are varied and illustrate some examples of disaste…