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There is an increasing need to respond to the displacement and destruction of communities and their infrastructure through both natural and manmade disasters. There is also the need to build the resilience of vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas. Although there is now wide recognition of…
This paper is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents the analytical support provided by the World Bank in close collaboration with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) on the basis of the Government-led Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) following the…
By Midhat Ali Zaidi
Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Nestled deep in the Hindukush Mountains, are several towns and villages, where the 2015 Earthquake of October 26th has ravaged the lives of many people. Until now, 271 deaths have been reported from different areas of Pakistan, mainly from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, while the number of i…
By John Kimbrough
It only takes one bad storm to kill or injure thousands, inflict billions of dollars in damage, and wreak havoc on communities in its path. As part of Hurricane Preparedness Week, USAID joins other response organizations in raising public awareness and preparedness efforts for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.
While this nation…
The 43.5 million EUR European Union Floods Recovery Programme marks the first anniversary of the catastrophic floods of May 2014 by reaching a significant recovery milestone.
To date, a total of 100 public facilities damaged in the floods have been rehabilitated with funds from the European Union, which has allowed citizens in the flood-affected areas…
Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Ministerial Round Tables (AM & PM)
Sendai, Japan, 15 March — Building back better after earthquakes, cyclones and other destructive forces and international cooperation in reducing harm from future crises were the focus of high-level discussions today in Sendai, Japan, as the Third…
By May Masangkay
New York-based clinical psychologist Judy Kuriansky, a specialist in helping children traumatized by disasters, says the same techniques work for stricken kids wherever they are and that making them feel connected with their counterparts abroad is part of the healing process.
“We’ve used the same exercises and games for children who s…
Conference Overview
The conference sets out to strengthen collaboration between research and knowledge-based institutions in India’s regions and internationally. The event will also develop a strategy for training, and capacity development, emphasizing the importance of regional disaster preparedness, prevention and response leading to effective disast…
Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the Government of Tonga to build up the country’s resilience to natural disasters and to help it achieve the goal of providing half of all electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020, said a new ADB energy report.
The Pacific Energy Update 2015 report said ADB’s investment progr…
By Madeline Wilson
One month has passed since Tropical Cyclone Pam tore through Vanuatu. The full force of the storms ferocious winds and torrential rain was felt across 22 of the country’s islands, destroying homes and livelihoods and causing extensive damage to local ecology. An estimated 166,000 people were affected with 75,000 left in need of emerg…
By Hler Gudjonsson, IFRC
On March 11, 2011 the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami struck Yamada town, in Japan’s northern prefecture of Iwate. It was early in the afternoon and the children of Osawa Nursery School were just waking up from their afternoon naps. The teachers scrambled to evacuate the terrified children. Noriko Kawabata, the school p…
Baltimore, MD — It's been a difficult year since record rainfall drenched the Balkans last spring, unleashing the worst flooding in more than 100 years and leaving a trail of destruction across Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. More than 70 people lost their lives, while hundreds of thousands of survivors had to evacuate as family homes and farms, ro…
By Jessica Lomelin
Kathmandu, Nepal – Six months after the April earthquake that claimed 9,000 lives and impacted the lives of 8 million people, international child rights organisation Plan International says that the needs of children, especially girls, children with disabilities and marginalised youth, must take precedence as Nepal starts the long ro…
WCDRR highlights for Sunday, 15 March 2015, issue #2:
The third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction opened on Saturday in Sendai, Japan, attended by approximately 20 Heads of State and Government, many country delegations, and 8,000 participants. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe and many other dignitaries…
Almost four years after being devastated by dual natural disasters, Japan is well down the road to recovery thanks to a combination of hard work, preparedness, dedication and human spirit. In the process, it has reaped invaluable experience that's now being shared with the world, reports The Nation.
According to the report, preparedness paved the way.…