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Displaying 10 of about 10 resultsBy 2050, 3.2 million people in urban areas could be at risk from pluvial flooding, an increase of 1.2 million from 2015. It is, thus, imperative to understand existing coping strategies because such strategies play critical roles in developing adaptation strategies to climate change. Current studies demonstrate the role of indigenous knowledge (IK)—gath…
A study says indigenous knowledge on how nature flags up extreme weather is also relevant in urban areas to help alert residents
By Kim Harrisberg
JOHANNESBURG — Indigenous knowledge about how to spot flood risks ahead of time could save lives in cities, researchers said on Wednesday, as climate change and population growth put millions of people…
GIRD 2019 - Giornata Internazionale per la Riduzione dei Disastri is the biggest event on Disaster Risk Reduction in Italy. Organized by the Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro the high level panel with be a meeting point for institutions, experts of the civil protection sector and citizens.
In the spirit of the United Nations' IDDR, the event GIRD…
By Keridwen Cornelius
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So Phoenix has launched two revolutionary initiatives: HeatReady—the nation’s first program of its kind—treats heat readiness like hurricane readiness and heat waves like temperature tsunamis. It will alert residents with text notifications and offer emergency cooling centers. Another project, Nature’s Cooling Systems (NCS…
The 2019 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2019) entitled ‘Leaving No One Behind’ seeks to inform policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, how improvements in water resources management and access to water supply and sanitation services are essential to overcoming poverty and addressing various other social a…
ASU engineers work on warning system for urban flooding using traffic cameras
It’s the night of Sept. 8, 2014. Over metropolitan Phoenix, a summer monsoon collides with a dying Pacific hurricane. Rain gushes from the skies. Freeway pumps on Interstate 10 fail. Early morning commuters abandon their cars, which simply float away. Interstate 17 and U.S. 6…
ERES 2019 is the twelfth international conference in the series on 'Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures' organised by the Wessex Institute. The meeting provides a unique forum for the discussion of basic and applied research in the various fields of earthquake engineering relevant to the design of structures.
Major earthquakes and associated ef…
Indonesia is making progress in integrating coastal flood forecasting into its meteorological early warning system to increase protection against one of the major hazards impacting the country.
The Indonesian Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP), led by the Indonesian Meteorological Climatological and Geophysical Agency, has suc…
By Amy Yee
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The human toll of natural disasters is expected to increase as Africa’s population swells, especially in cities, leaving denser communities vulnerable to widespread destruction.
“Urbanization is a major driver of risk on this continent,” said Michel Matera, senior urban specialist at the World Bank based in Maputo, the capital.…
By Kazuaki Nagata
A team led by Waseda University and University of Tokyo researchers has developed a flood projection computer system that they claim is able to provide more accurate real-time estimates than existing ones.
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Risks of heavy rain on an unprecedented scale have grown recently due to global climate change, the team said. The system,…