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Displaying 75 of about 371 resultsA voice sharing lessons learnt from the rural women of Fiji was heard from the front stage at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
"Mobilising Women's Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction" was discussed at the first High Level Multi-stakeholder Partnership Dialogues on day one of the conference.
Ms. Adi Vasulevu of FemLINKPacific…
The Red Cross and the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) work together in Haiti to educate children on simple actions which kids can do when disasters hit. The project, part of the DIPECHO programme on risk management and disaster, uses games and songs to teach disaster risk reduction to the young ones.
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Cook Islands - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) was in the Cook Islands this month helping local broadcasters to understand how they can promote and shape resilient development through their daily reporting and to also keep safe and stay 'on air' during times of disasters.
National media and key Government agencies,…
By Rachel Kyte
It’s one of the harsh realities of today.
Just as representatives from around the globe began to gather in Sendai, Japan, for an international disaster risk conference, authorities in Vanuatu were issuing evacuation alerts with Cyclone Pam intent on a destructive path towards the Pacific island nation.
On the eve of the official openi…
With global leaders gathered in Sendai, Japan, to agree a new framework for managing disaster risk which will reduce mortality and curb economic losses, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today declared that responding to the world's growing needs requires empowering individuals, supporting communities and backing promises with resources.
“True resilience c…
Three years ago, taking its first steps to increase financial disaster resilience, the Vanuatu government participated in the regional disaster insurance scheme, Pacific Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Programme - The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot, reports Swiss Re.
It is now clear that Cyclone Pam triggered the criteria outlined in th…
The Virgin Islands became the first Caribbean Territory and a leader amongst small island states globally in establishing the policy and financing framework needed to address the causes and impacts of climate change.
This milestone was achieved with the passage of the Climate Change Trust Fund Act 2015 in the House of Assembly Tuesday March 24.
Adviso…
Fiji - Remote island communities in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands will be better prepared to have food supplies in times of disaster, even if their crops are destroyed.
A new Food Bank project will help villages have a ready supply of food and water, with risk-resilient crops and farming techniques being introduced to help the communities become more resilient…
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…
Following requests from the governments of Vanuatu and Tuvalu for technical support, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is sending additional specialists to assist both countries with their cyclone Pam recovery efforts.
It forms part of a comprehensive response package to cyclone Pam being developed by SPC to support Pacific Community membe…
The Government of Canada has set aside more than CA$95,000 to aid Jamaica in implementing disaster risk reduction projects in projects, reports the Jamaica Observer. According to the report, these projects are expected to reach over 20,000 beneficiaries and are aimed to strengthen the capacity of communities across Jamaica to mitigate the effects of dis…
A global risk analysis study has found Vanuatu's capital Port Vila is the world's most exposed city to natural disasters, reports ABC.
According to the article, the Natural Hazards Risk Atlas, published by the British analytics company Verisk Maplecroft, identified the threat posed to more than 1,300 cities.
The analysis considered the combined risk p…
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Coordinate, together with the UNISDR regional office for the Americas, DRR organizations and national experts, the implementation of activities of the project " Implementing the post 2015 International Disas…
This report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the impact of disasters in the Arab states. The study provides an assessment, interpretation and visualization of ten national disaster loss databases from the region (i.e.: Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen) including damage and loss data f…
This publication updates the original Current and future climate of Palau brochure published in 2011. The information in this publication, and research conducted by PACCSAP, builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models. This brochure contains a summary of climate projections for Pal…