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Displaying 15 of about 57 resultsThis conference will include 26 scientific sessions, 5 keynote lectures and one workshop devoted to young Geomorphologists.
Sessions include:
Human impacts on landscapes
Geomorphic hazards, risk management and climate change impact
Volcanic geomorphology
Methods for landslide hazard risk assessment
Coastal geomophology and manageme…
The theme of the 9th APRU Research Symposium on multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim is “integrated management and perspective strategy for reducing risk of multi-hazards”. Scholars and experts from around the Pacific Rim and APRU universities will share and exchange inter-disciplinary knowledge on multi-hazard researches. In the two-day symposium, disc…
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
Conference themes:
Climatic hazards: Floods, droughts, dust, typhoons, cyclones, desertification and heat waves and cold spells.
Geo-hazards: Earthquake, volcanoes, landslides, tsunami.
Bio-environmental hazards.
Modern technologies and hazard management: Remote sensing, GIS, GPS and WebGIS.
Human environmental threats: Urbanization, population e…
In Spanish:
El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir cómo se formularon las estrategias y los proyectos de recuperación después de las inundaciones que afectaron a buena parte del país, durante el primer semestre del año 2008. También se examinan las iniciativas puestas en marcha por la Municipalidad del Cantón Cevallos para superar los impactos de l…
This edition focuses on the accomplishments in strengthening the ability of 27 remote Guatemalan communities to prepare for and respond to disasters. Among its many accomplishments, the program has facilitated the creation of a dedicated office to manage all facets of municipal risk management. The committed and trained staff members serve as liaisons t…
By Megan Rowling
London - Natural disasters forced 32.4 million people from their homes in 2012, with climate and weather hazards such as floods and storms causing 98 percent of the displacement, a report said on Monday.
The total was almost double the 2011 number, as major floods hit India and Nigeria last year, accounting for 41 percent of global di…
Por Vicente Sandoval
Chile es un país que históricamente ha sufrido de amenazas naturales, como son las erupciones volcánicas, terremotos, deslizamientos de tierra, inundaciones y sequías, entre muchas otras, las cuales de alguna u otra forma han desencadenado los llamados desastres “naturales”.
La reciente erupción del volcán Chaitén en el 2008, q…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Pacific island countries, and describes their common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, landslide, earthquake, cyclone, volcano and tsunami. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in United States, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, tornado and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Tonga, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought, earthquake, cyclone, tsunami and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an eva…
In Spanish:
Los grandes cataclismos capturan nuestras fantasías y temores al dejar en evidencia lo vulnerables que somos. Pero hay cientos de pequeñas amenazas cotidianas con las que nos hemos acostumbrado a vivir, que provocan más muertos y más daño que las mega-tragedias naturales explotadas por el cine y la TV. En esta interesante columna, Vicente S…
In French:
Très accessible, cet ouvrage est illustré de nombreuses cartes et photographies et se propose de faire découvrir de nombreux volcans "extrêmes" par fiches de 4 et 6 pages et par une approche à la fois scientifique, géographique et historique. Cette présentation sera précédée d'une introduction générale à la volcanologie et suivie d'un lexiqu…
Vacancy code: VA/2013/B5006/3862
Background information - UNOPS
“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.”
-Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding,…
Objectives:
Review the experience of selected countries in emergency operations and assess the extent of damage to national economy, human life and the environment
Identify disaster prone areas and recommend remedial actions
Assess vulnerability factors
Appraise institutional setup for disaster prevention and recovery
Review approac…