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Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsHighlights many disaster response and recovery areas of significant and specific concern to the diverse disabilities communities in California. It documents the experiences of people with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs. The areas covered include: cross cutting issues, communication access, mass care and shelter, evacuation…
This report's purpose is to provide an overview of the hazard risks facing the nation, identify the common links between technological and natural hazard risk reduction, review the U.S. Government’s current efforts to increase the nation’s disaster resiliency through research and implementation of new tools and technologies, and identify issues and oppo…
The Government of Spain has launched a two page document with preventive measures to avoid forest fires during the summer season.
See below, in Spanish, some measures to take:
- En verano, se produce un riesgo de incendios en toda la Península
- Las medidas de prevención y la colaboración ciudadana son esenciales para evitarlos
- Evite encender fuegos u…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
This book brings together the expertise of African scholars and practitioners in urban disaster risk reduction including: Djillali Benouar, University of Science and Technology of Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Khady Diagne, ENDA-Tiers Mode, Senegal, Robert B. Kiunsi, John Lupala, Fred Lerise, Manoris Meshack, Benedict Malele, Ally Namangaya and Emanuel Mchome,…
"Our new strategy includes an integrated, multi-hazard approach to disaster risk reduction, factored into policies, planning and programming related to sustainable development, relief, rehabilitation and recovery activities," said Yahya Hj Abd Rahman, Director of Brunei's National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) during a High Level Disaster Management…
The Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
"El huracán Mitch fue un punto de partida para la región, desde entonces venimos hablando del riesgo y de la (cultura) de prevención", declaró el responsable de la Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo, Roberto Rodríguez.
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the signing of a cooperation arrangement between the national emergency management organisations of New Zealand and Australia.
“This agreement will enhance cooperation in emergency management by improving information and knowledge sharing between Australia and New Zealand,” Mr McClelland said.
The ag…
In a statement issued yesterday, Mohammed Audu-Bida, director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) advised stakeholders to engage the media and community leaders on potentials hazards posed by climate change by activating early warning and forecasts to reduce the social and economic impact of all natural disasters including flood.
Getting ready for the big one
An opinion piece by Anthony Bergin and David Templeman outlining what can be done for disaster prevention in Australia, calling for increased governance, capacity development, community-based disaster risk reduction and early warning systems.
Anthony Bergin is director of research programs, Australian Strategic Policy Ins…
Risk and poverty in a changing climate:
The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR, launched in 2000, provides a framework to coordinate actions to address disaster risks at the local, national, regional and international lev…
Primorye, Russia - Land of leopards in flames
Satellite monitoring of the worst fire season since 1996 in key biodiversity areas of the southernmost part of the Russian Far East has pinpointed a need to make landholders and state authorities take greater responsibility for fires on their land.
The monitoring showed that in the autumn spring fire seaso…
This document provides a framework of guiding principles and general steps addressing the construction of safer and more disaster resilient education facilities. It is aimed to be adapted to the local context and used to develop a context-specific plan to address a critical gap to reaching the Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MD…
Risk and poverty in a changing climate:
This summary presents the key findings and recommendations of the Report, which identifies disaster risk, analyses its causes, shows that these causes can be addressed and recommends the means to do so. The over-riding message of the Report is that reducing disaster risk can also help in reducing poverty, safegua…