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Displaying 12 of about 12 resultsThis bill amends the Disaster Management Act, 2002. The amendments include the following:
clarification of policy focus on rehabilitation and functioning of disaster management centres alignment of the functions of the National Disaster Management Advisory Forum to accommodate the South African National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction providing f…
This report focuses on government use of information relating to a location, illustrated by different projects intended to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters. It describes “crowdsourcing” as the process of obtaining information from many contributors amongst the general public, regardless of their background and skill level. It is based on a six-…
Day two of the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan featured a working session on how to apply science and technology to disaster risk reduction decision-making.
The session – which drew around 350 participants – was chaired by Carlos Nobre, Director, Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN) and…
The UN-SPIDER Beijing Office is pleased to announce the “United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Management - “A consolidating role in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: 2015-2030”
The main aim of the conference is to produce an outcome document with guidelines to Member Stat…
This publication provides a detailed summary of how the professional skills of the surveyor can be leveraged to help the global community in disaster risk reduction and climate change.
The document elucidates the role of surveyors in disaster risk management - they are able to take a wealth of land, social and environmental data and integrate these int…
The booklet gives an overview of disaster risk management (DRM) achievements in the period between January 2010 and January 2015 in Haiti, one of the countries in the world that is most vulnerable to disasters. It presents accomplishments (i) in mainstreaming DRM in the reconstruction work after the 2010 earthquake, (ii) in stronger coordination between…
The National Risk Atlas, a new document with maps providing a comprehensive disaster risk profile of the country, was on Monday published by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), reports New Times.
According to the article, Jean Baptiste Nsengiyumva, the Director of Risk Reduction and Preparedness at MIDIMAR, said “Previous…
GENEVA, 18 August 2015 – UNISDR has added new momentum to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year international plan to curb deaths and economic damage caused by natural and man-made hazards.
The 'Words into Action' process, launched today, will gather experts from around the globe to shape by the end of 2016 a…
This brochure introduces the disaster information management system (DIMS), developed under the framework of the SERVIR-Himalaya initiative as a component of a larger national disaster risk reduction (DRR) platform in Nepal, and as a one-stop gateway for disaster-related information in line with the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 2005-2015.
DIMS enabl…
This act sets out a comprehensive legal framework for disaster risk management. It designates the Division of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM) as the national body for disaster risk management responsible for, among other things, the preparation of the National disaster risk management plan and strategy and implementation of the integrated emergency…
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2015, 4, 1848-1869; doi:10.3390/ijgi4041848:
This paper summarizes key contributions and challenges in utilizing and accepting Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) methods and data for disaster risk governance, which includes public bodies, but also risk managers in industry and pra…
By Tikondane Vega
Blantyre - The office of Disaster Management Affairs in partnership with public and private sectors is scheduled to submit a post floods' disaster needs assessment report to government on the 20th of March this year.
Principal Secretary for Disaster Management Affairs, Paul Chiunguzeni disclosed this in Blantyre on Wednesday during t…