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Displaying 135 of about 208 resultsOver the past few decades, the far-reaching effects of industrial accidents have reminded us that industrial facilities that produce, handle or store hazardous substances remain a serious sometimes transboundary threat to our societies and to the environment. Therefore, the Parties of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention…
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The summit on Natural Disaster Reduction International Day for Disaster Reduction 2015 aims to raise awareness among NGOs and local groups active in the area of disaster management and natural disasters. On 19 October 2015 the conference was attended by more than 60 experts and officials of the National Disaster Management Office, as we…
Southeast Asia has seen a rise in insurgency-related attacks and terrorist activities, creating uncertainty and insecurity on critical national infrastructure.
Climate change has also seen more extreme weather patterns, creating additional hazardous, unseasonal and unpredictable conditions and a severe strain on infrastructure.
On a country level, the…
The series of Summer Institute for Disaster and Risk Research is part of the implementation of the Hazard and Risk Science Base at Beijing Normal University, funded jointly by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Ministry of Education, and the Beijing Normal University.
Who can apply?
The Summer Institute is designed…
Integrative Risk and Disaster Management – Towards Resilient Cities
IDRC Davos 2016 with its various formats will again address different risk topics, cross-cutting themes and instruments focusing on urban areas and promoting resilience in cities. How to make cities less vulnerable for the many threats respectively how to increase resilience to make ci…
The conference covers a series of important topics of current research interests and many practical applications. It is concerned with all aspects of risk management and hazard mitigation, associated with both natural and anthropogenic hazards.
Current events help to emphasise the importance of the analysis and management of risk to planners and resear…
Fire & Safety will coordinate with Government to promote disaster prevention. It is an event which creates a platform for international and domestic manufacturers to interact with and for industry channel players to discover more business opportunities. Besides, it's also a not-to-missed expo for industry insiders to source the Asia-made fire safety…
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Soutenu par le Réseau National des Systèmes Complexes (RNSC) et l’Institut des Systèmes Complexes de Paris Ile de France (ISC-PIF), la deuxième édition du colloque du réseau thématique « Systèmes Complexes d’Information et de Gestion des Risques pour l’Aide à la Décision » (SCIGRAD) est organisée à Sophia Antipolis par le Centre de Recherche…
The purpose of this course is to build the capacity of health and development workers and their organizations to be able to establish efficient, coordinated and flexible systems for managing disasters and improve sustainable development.
The following units will be covered
• Introduction to emergency management
• Natural and technological hazards
•…
In the tradition of the previous conferences, SEMC 2013 will aim at bringing together from around the world academics, researchers and practitioners in the broad fields of structural mechanics, associated computation and structural engineering, to review recent achievements in the advancement of knowledge and understanding in these areas, share the late…
Back in 1986…
When I was 8 years old, my father and I slept overnight in our family car in Brest at the border of the Soviet Union and Poland, which was closed at night, en route from Moscow to Berlin. It was a seemingly normal night in April 1986... However, upon arrival in East Germany, I was shocked by the news of the disastrous accident the previou…
Another mine tailings disaster in Brazil
As I was falling asleep on the night of 25 January 2019 I received a text from a colleague alerting me to the tailings dam failure near the town of Brumadinho in the State of Minas Gerais, the hub of mining in Brazil. My first reaction was that this must be an update on the catastrophic failure of the Samarco Fu…
This document, intended for internal IFRC use, invites National Societies and the IFRC Secretariat to reflect on the current status of Red Cross Red Crescent preparedness to meet emergencies in a multi-hazard environment – and how to move from the current focus on natural and climate-induced hazards to one which incorporates a wider range of hazards, an…
This activity booklet aims to get 10-11 years' old school children prepared to act safely in case of emergencies.
This exhibition prepared by the Civil Protection of Monaco aims to prevent major hazards in the Monaco school buildings. It includes fire protection, the PPMS (plans particuliers de mise en s-reté), and first-aid training, as well as safety measures in the event of any type of hazard. (UNESCO)