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Displaying 15 of about 195 resultsThe World Tsunami Museum Conference will be organized at Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on 5th November 2017, which is World Tsunami Awareness Day.
The organizers of this event are the UNISDR Office in Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), working closely with partners in Japan…
In the morning visitors will be able to watch three simulations (3 minutes) using VR headsets to feel and understand the impact of earthquakes. The VR experience is sponsored by Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc., a company based in Japan with the support of the UNISDR Kobe Office. The VR event will include three virtual scenarios based on the experience of…
Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement
Goal: Use International Day for Disaster Reduction on 13 October 2017 to:
Provide an advocacy platform to all governments, local governments, disaster management agencies, UN agencies, NGOs, Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, civil society groups, businesses, academic and scientific instituti…
While there is a wealth of climate information available, many decision makers struggle to find what they really need to make informed decisions for a climate-resilient future. Climate knowledge brokers bring information to the last mile, making it relevant to end users.
Climate change and development organisations the world over churn out report afte…
Gogyoshi Art Project International (GAPI) arranged an art exhibition in celebration of World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017.
The exhibition took place on Facebook, and started at 5:11pm (11/5 = 5 November). Every participant created one artwork on the theme of 5 November, shared it on their own Facebook page, and on the GAPI Facebook page.
All…
The main event in Cyprus will be a conference with title World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017.
Agenda of the conference:
The tsunami early warning system in the Mediterranean
The tsunami hazard of Cyprus
The geological indications for tsunami activity in Cyprus
The role of the Department of Lands and Surveys in Tsunami Early Warning
The Cyprus Civil…
In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day to promote a global culture of tsunami awareness. For the second year in a row, the World Tsunami Awareness Day will align with the International Day for Disaster Reduction and the "Sendai Seven Campaign" and will focus in 2017 on Target B of the S…
The 2017 National Disaster Awareness Week (NDAW) will focus on increasing understanding and preparation for tsunamis. The week launch also coincides with the UNISDR International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, where the focus for 2017 is to reduce the number of affected people by disaster by 2030.
This is also one of the key focuses of…
Flash Flood! is an application developed for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) programme, Flash Flooding from Intense Rainfall (FFIR). The FFIR research programme aims to increase our understanding of how flash floods are triggered and to improve the forecasting of the intense thunderstorms which trigger them. Flash Flood! i…
The UN-EU Partnership Report 2014-2015 reflects the humanitarian and development cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union, and their coordinated work on peace and security and human rights. The EU supported many of the country-led, UN-coordinated multi-donor arrangements that enabled – through the hard work of countries, their gover…
This paper documents the analysis of the circumstances surrounding fatalities due to flooding in Australia from 1900 to 2015. The investigation includes exploring the socio-demographic and environmental factors surrounding the deaths. Overall there have been 1,859 fatalities within the 115 years, with distinct trends in relation to gender, age, activity…
This study replicates work done by Ryan and Matheson (2010) to determine the current significance of communication in emergency management. It also identifies trends in issues that occur during emergency events.
The research considers recommendations and findings from 22 reviews of recent disaster events and training exercises from around Australi…
The Caribbean and neighboring regions will get a brand new online portal aimed at promoting greater awareness and understanding of tsunamis and other coastal hazards.
The portal developed by the Caribbean Tsunami Information Center (CTIC) to support its initiatives will ensure that all persons in vulnerable coastal communities are prepared and respond…
By Robert Glasser
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted 20 years ago and since then we have seen an explosion of extreme weather events which have cost many lives and made the struggle to end poverty more challenging than it otherwise needs to be.
About 90 percent of recorded major disasters are now weather and climate related. Extreme weather has played a…
Thimphu: As COP23 international climate talks continue in Bonn, Bhutan has launched a ground-breaking US$13.9 million Global Environment Facility project aimed at enhancing the resilience of communities and protecting the country’s unique and rich biodiversity in the face of a changing climate.
The UNDP-supported 'Enhancing Sustainability and Climate R…