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Displaying 30 of about 208 resultsThis paper argues that the Fukushima plant would have withstood the tsunami had its design previously been upgraded in accordance with state-of-the-art safety approaches. It asserts that the analysis of past tsunami was insufficient and that Japan did not adequately prepare for the possibility of power failures at nuclear plants, while European countrie…
Why transboundary cooperation matters in preventing industrial accidents
It discusses how the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention (referred to as The Convention) can help to prevent industrial accidents, especially those with transboundary effects, and to prepare for and respond to such accidents if they occur.
The document prov…
This document presents Uzbekistan’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, landslide, flood and drought, and discusses institutional and legal framework for disaster management in the country. It also sets out key areas of focus such as ecological and technological disasters; disaster risk assessment and early warning; capacity developm…
Japan's nuclear crisis escalated to its worst level in two years on Wednesday, with its nuclear watchdog saying it feared more tanks were leaking contaminated water and China expressing its shock over the disaster, reports Reuters/Alertnet.
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has been criticised for its failure to prepare for the disa…
By Julian D. Olden, Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington; Jean Vitule, Ecology Professor, Universidade Federal do Paraná (Brazil); Paulo dos Santos Pompeu, Associate Professor, University of Lavras, Brazil; Thiago B. A. Couto, Doctoral candidate, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, University of Washington; and Thiago V…
By Brian J. Gerber, Associate Professor of Public Service and Community Solutions and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University; and Melanie Gall, College Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security and College Professor, Arizona State University
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The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) today announced its governing Council of 27 member CEOs will establish an independent panel of experts to develop an international standard for tailings facilities for its member companies. The standard will be informed by a review of current global best practices in the mining industry, and bey…
This report provides a description of the accident and its causes, evolution and consequences, based on the evaluation of data and information from a large number of sources available at the time of writing. It consists of a report by the IAEA Director General and five technical volumes. It is the result of an extensive international collaborative effor…
Second edition, 2015:
The updated second edition of the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) handbook builds on the original publication of 1988, drawing on nearly three decades of experience in supporting resilient communities in more than 30 countries. The document provides the basic concepts for initiating and organizing…
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) member countries have developed safety guidelines and good practices for oil terminals within the framework of the project on hazard and crisis management in the Danube Delta, under the auspices of the Assistance Programme of the Convention on the transboundary effects of industrial accidents. This publication r…
Global Platform highlights from Tuesday, 10 May 2011. Issue #1, Volume 141, Number 3.
On Tuesday, 10 May 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which is being attended by approximately 3,000 participants, including representatives from over 170 governments, 20 ministers…
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…
According to Novinite, Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev stressed for a series of measures to deal with the damage and devastation from recent floods in southern Bulgaria following a dam failure. "For every dam [...] we demand clear ownership registries, a clear responsibility, and clear rules between the owner and the operator, the owner and the co…
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges that the damage at the Fukushima nuclear plant serve as a reminder that even the best-prepared nations need to improve their capacity to prevent and cope with such disasters.
"I believe Japan is one of the best-prepared countries in the world in terms of natural disaster, disaster risk reduction and preparedness. However, the…
Manila - The Philippines sought to assure a panicked public on 15 March that a potential nuclear meltdown in Japan would not affect the country amid fears following widely circulated text messages - dismissed by the country’s leading nuclear regulatory agency as a prank - that warned Filipinos to wear raincoats outdoors, hunker down, and stockpile food…