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Displaying 75 of about 100 results13 October 2016, GENEVA – Analysis of twenty years of data on 7,056 disaster events in which 1.35 million people died, shows that earthquakes and tsunamis are the biggest killers overall, followed closely by climate-related disasters, and 90% of disaster deaths occur in low and middle-income countries.
The report, “Poverty & Death: Disaster Mortali…
BUCHAREST, 28 September 2016 – Scientists and disaster risk experts from the Mediterranean and beyond have vowed to step up efforts to raise awareness among the general public of how to react to the threat of tsunamis.
“Public awareness is one of the most important activities,” said Professor Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner of Turkey’s Middle East Technical Univ…
NAIROBI, Kenya, 15 September 2016 – Lying in the midst of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is keenly aware of the importance of preparing for natural and man-made hazards alike, and the island nation has been assessing its ability to save lives in the event of an air crash.
A clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of different players and the…
GENEVA, 16 August 2016 – The state of Louisiana is in the grip of what looks set to be the worst disaster in the United States since Superstorm Sandy four years ago, underlining the critical role of reducing risk before disaster strikes.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Louisiana including the most heavily-affected parishe…
GENEVA, March 4, 2015: Five years after it was devastated by two major earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand, is continuing its transformation into one of the world’s most resilient cities with much to share with other urban centers on how to reduce disaster risk in an earthquake zone.
“On Valentine’s Day, the city was impacted by a 5.7 eart…
LILONGWE, 6 January 2016 – Africa has cleared a new milestone in its drive to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The pioneer is Malawi, which has undergone a peer review of its policies and actions, almost a year after being battered by floods.
A ten-day assessment of Malawi by three specialists each from Mozambique, South Afri…
This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in Yemen, including how climate change will potentially impact agricultural production, water resources, human health and coastal zones. The brief includes an overview of Yemen, the climate and projected changes. Also included is information on sector impacts and vulnerabilities to climate change,…
The agenda of the 8th annual Health & Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) Conference features plenary panels and interactive workshops on a variety of topics related to supply chain management and logistics in global health and humanitarian response and development, as well as poster sessions on innovative research and ample opportunities for networki…
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Disasters, natural or human-generated, foreseen or without warning, with intensive or extensive risks, affect people and result to varying health effects and consequences. Survival rates of victims depend on array of factors especially the surge capacity of hospitals and health care facilities to manage the expanded demand of mass casualtie…
This PDNA examines the impact of the prolonged drought from 2012 to 2016 in Angola on the three southern provinces Cunene, Namibe and Huíla. These three provinces were considered the most affected by the 2015-2016 rainfall deficits. The drought in Angola has evolved against the backdrop of the country’s worst oil crisis. Its economy has been severely af…
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is currently looking for a Team Leader for a Capacity Development Programme within Disaster Risk Assessment and Mapping. The Programme covers the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
The activities to be carrie…
Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities…
By Katie Peters,
On Monday, the world paused for the first time in the history of humanitarian aid giving to ask itself ‘are we getting it right?’ Among the toughest questions for the first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul are those relating to building peace and stability in fragile and conflict affected states – the highest of hanging fruits.
T…
By Robert Glasser, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The new figures published this week on people internally displaced by conflict and disasters underline how generally accepted approaches to disaster risk management should also be considered as hel…
By Ida Sem Fossvik
It is important to seek solutions to displacement caused by climate change, because eventually it will affect all of us, says NORCAP-expert Yohannes Hagos Subagadis. This week he visits a political conference in Norway to talk about disaster risk reduction in Africa.
Subagadis currently works as a disaster risk reduction specialist…