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[...] In an interview with The Pioneer, Dr Jena spoke to Sugyan Choudhury, who cautioned the government about the consequence of illegal mining.
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Why is the mining of minerals disastrous in nature?
The mining of minerals, either underground or on the surface, is very much hazardous. Mineral-rich countries, includin…
According to IBNLive, Kochi, one of the major industrial belts, is vulnerable to chemical disasters, said the officials of the Factories and Boilers Department. "Communication is the first vital step in such a situation. How are we supposed to reach the public if we do not have even a phone or a fax connection," asked the officials. "Prevention is the p…
In addition to presenting a recapitulation of data on disasters in Indonesia during 2006-2007, regarding people affected and extent of damages, this book reviews some of the major disasters that occurred in terms of cause, impact and effort in disaster management.
Proceeding volume of the National Workshop, 30 September-01 October 2008, New Delhi:
This document on chemical disaster management contains detailed descriptive lectures, talks of holistic disaster management (DM) framework, integration of chemical risk to holisitc and multi-hazard risk management, site assessment, legal framework, district level DM pl…
By Sinead Harvey and Natasha Galipeau
Affirming continued exchange of information as a means to strengthen emergency preparedness and response (EPR) arrangements, representatives from Competent Authorities under the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological…
Dhaka - Corpses are still being recovered from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster ever - a factory building collapse on 24 April that killed at least 600 workers near the capital. Government experts are scrambling to prevent a repeat.
“This is a wake-up call for us because a lot of construction is going on in Dhaka [the capital] and other cities, s…
"Both the government and companies should establish a new philosophy of disaster prevention that requires safety and disaster measures against any massive accident and disaster regardless of event probability," the a report requested by the Japanese government found, reports Alertnet.
"The Fukushima crisis occurred because people didn't take the impact…
The aim of this exploratory paper is to provide some critical perspectives and insights on the role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction, in particular with regards to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery process.
BRUSSELS, 4 July 2019 - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) and the Ministry of the Interior for Finland have joined together to develop a new stress test tool that will help countries understand and improve their ability to reduce risk of hybrid threats and casc…
NAIROBI, Kenya, 15 September 2016 – Lying in the midst of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is keenly aware of the importance of preparing for natural and man-made hazards alike, and the island nation has been assessing its ability to save lives in the event of an air crash.
A clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of different players and the…
In this course, we will discuss and analyze major environmental pollution incidents at home and abroad, in terms of the responses to these incidents, as well as the management of environmental emergencies, to gain a deep understanding of these environmental issues.This course uses case studies and seminars to explore the occurrence of and responses to m…
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UNECE and OECD are organizing a joint Seminar on effective management of technological risks of accidents triggered by natural hazards (Natech) on 29 November 2022, from 12:00 – 13:00 CET and 15:00 – 17:30 CET. The Seminar will be a hybrid meeting held in Geneva and online (via Zo…
This research letter investigates stakeholders' needs with regard to fire risk reduction in the Veluwe area in the Netherlands. This densely populated landscape is a popular tourist attraction, and it is one of the most fire-prone landscapes of the Netherlands, with abundant fuels and human ignition sources. The authors draw upon seven in-depth qualitat…
GENEVA, 17 April 2013 - Outer space isn't a place organizations usually think of when looking to build resilience and reduce disaster risks. Yet, this is exactly where participants' minds were when experts were invited by UNISDR and the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to discuss the incorporation of space technology into the post-2015 disas…
idRc 2020, with the theme “ Resilience of/in Megacities ”, is organized by the international peer-reviewed Resilience Journal and its editorial group.
Resilience is described as the capacity of a system, community, or society potentially exposed to hazards to adapt by resisting or changing in order to reach and maintain an acce…