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Displaying 15 of about 82 resultsBuild Change is an international non-profit social enterprise that designs earthquake-resistant houses in developing countries and trains builders, homeowners, engineers and
government officials to build them. Build Change’s designs are affordable, culturally appropriate, and use materials and techniques that will continue to be used after our intervent…
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Haïti se caractérise par une fréquence particulièrement élevée et croissante de catastrophes naturelles (cyclones, inondations, séismes, glissements de terrain). Ce pays est d’autant plus sensible que se conjuguent forte précarité, petite taille et insularité. Cette zone est donc extrêmement dépendante de l’aide extérie…
Action Contre la Faim (ACF) est une association humanitaire reconnue d'utilité publique qui intervient dans une quarantaine de pays, dans les domaines de la nutrition et de la santé, de la sécurité alimentaire, de l’eau, de l’assainissement et de l’hygiène, ainsi que dans les domaines du plaidoyer et du témoignage. Structurée en réseau interna…
Established in 1888 Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) is one of Germany's longest established and largest social welfare organisations. ASB entered Haiti following the January 2010 earthquake and has established projects in emergency relief; reconstruction and training. ASB is a key player in disaster risk reduction education in Indonesia and now aims to tr…
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a talented professional for the role of Community Development Specialist. The Community Development Specialist plays a key role in developing and implementing community engagement and support strategies, open and transparent accountability and feedback mechanisms, developing community capacity, and de…
As a follow-up to requests made on the occasion of the Climate Dialogue meeting with island states from the Pacific region, the GFZ is offering, with the financial support of the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany a special course on “Seismology, Seismic Hazard and Tsunami Early Warning” in Fiji.
This training course is customiz…
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Ce document d’information sur les risques naturels en Polynésie française présente un recensement le plus large possible des catastrophes naturelles et des désordres plus modestes de toutes natures, et permet également de mieux comprendre la nature et l’intensité des phénomènes naturels dangereux présents sur le territoire, ainsi que leur r…
The World Bank, supported by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), announced today that it has mobilized scientists and technical experts around the world to help assess the impacts of the earthquake in Haiti. The initiative, called Operation GEO-CAN – which stands for Global Earth Observation – Catastrophe Assessment Network,…
Big economies of the future - Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Vietnam and Pakistan - most at risk from climate change
A new global ranking, calculating the vulnerability of 170 countries to the impacts of climate change over the next 30 years, identifies Bangladesh and India as the two countries facing the greatest risks to their populations, ecosyst…
Geologists from GNS Science will spend the next six months collecting information on buildings and infrastructure in Pacific Island countries to measure vulnerability and risk from earthquakes and cyclones in the southwest Pacific.
The project is part of a joint initiative involving the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank Regional Partnership for…
Storms are set to intensify in Papua New Guinea (PNG), specialists warn, as the Pacific Island nation grapples with the effects of climate change.
The country is already highly prone to natural disasters - including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, cyclones, river and coastal flooding, landslides, and drought.
“As ocean surface temperatures…
Somalia, Haiti and Afghanistan are the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), released today by global risks consultancy, Maplecroft.
The CCVI is part of Maplecroft’s new Climate Change Risk Report 2009/10. It rates 166 countries on their capacity to mitigate risks to soci…
Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has called for more investment in disaster management.
Mr. Jackson said that, while the agency has been promoting disaster risk mitigation particularly at the community level, as one of its priority areas, there needs to be more investing in macro-…
The United Nations has completed a first-of-its-kind assessment of disaster risk reduction efforts in the Dominican Republic, recommending that the Caribbean nation strengthen building codes as part of its efforts to mitigate the impact of hurricanes and other hazards.
The assessment, carried out in May by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Red…