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Displaying 45 of about 106 resultsThe haunting aftermath of the catastrophic floods of 2000 still grips Chókwè, serving as a stark reminder of its vulnerability to natural disasters. Nestled in a low-lying terrain, the city grapples with its coping capacity as it confronts recurrent flooding during the rainy season.Nevertheless, amidst these challenges, Chókwè has made significant progr…
The city of Zhuji has been recognized as the first Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub in China, heralding a major milestone for the global partnership. The city, which is renowned for its rich history and as a centre for the pearl industry, has transformed its approach to disaster management in the face of increasing flood risks.…
As a young girl living on the outskirts of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, Fareeda Emran sometimes prayed for the torrential rains that brought heavy floods to the city during the island country's monsoon seasons. Floods usually meant no school and more time to play with her friends, said Emran, now 78. She even remembers finding the trunks of fallen…
Time9:00am-12:30pm (GMT+9)BackgroundWith the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake approaching in 2025, the Understanding Risk Forum 2024 (UR24) will be held from June 16 -21, 2024 in Himeji City, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Hundreds of government officials, NGOs, businesses and disaster management experts from Japan and around the wo…
Under the leadership of Mayor Romero, the Tucson City Council tonight adopted a Heat Action Roadmap and Heat Protection Ordinance for City Contractors-two actions that are increasing the City's ability to mitigate and manage extreme heat and build resilience for the future. The Heat Action Roadmap marks the next step as part of the implementation of Tuc…
From May 22nd to 24th, the 10th Meeting of the Network of Portuguese Resilient Cities and Towns, integrated into the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), took place in Évora, Alentejo region of Portugal. The event gathered over 100 participants, including political leaders and municipal Civil Protection officials, for three days of inten…
In this study, the analysis of thousands of climate actions reported under the framework of the Global Covenant of Mayors is combined with insights from the 362 cities that expressed interest in the European 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission.While rightfully leveraged to address multiple sectors and hazards, urban heat counteraction is not sy…
In June 2020, Tropical Storm Amanda descended on El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador. Gale-force winds and torrential rains triggered more than 150 landslides and 20 major floods, tearing apart roads, electrical lines and almost 30,000 homes.Coffee farmer Hector Velasquez, whose land sits on the exposed slopes of San Salvador Volcano, overlooking the ci…
The 2024 long rains in East Africa were exceptionally heavy towards the end of March and throughout April into May, causing severe flooding in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and other parts of the region. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the floods and more than 700,000 were affected by the floods across all countries due to infrastructure damages,…
This research seeks to develop a conceptual spatial framework considering different phases of disaster risk management to evaluate urban physical resilience. Twenty indicators that define urban structure are identified and included in an Interpretive Structural Modeling—Analytic Network Process (ISM-ANP) hybrid model for analysis. The model and the indi…
In this study, rainfall data and water-level variations in an open channel drain and a receiving river controlled by sluice gates were collected and evaluated in detail to investigate pluvial flooding events. To predict these events, researchers generated a hydrodynamic model using InfoWorks ICM and verified its results using water logger data and offic…
Fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are becoming more common around the globe, a trend that is likely to continue for at least the next two decades, new research finds.The research team, led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), used satellite observations and m…
This report uses the Key Type Measure classification, which changes the focus from hazard-specific approaches to approaches that emphasise the importance of building overall resilience. Ideally, this can result in a society able to withstand the impacts of multi-hazard events and other potential economic or political shocks. The classification can also…
If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice lots of white rooftops and white buildings to reflect the intense heat and keep residents cooler.It’s very different in Australia. New housing estates in the hottest areas around Sydney and Melbourne are dominated by dark rooftops, black roads and minimal tree cover. Dark colours trap and hold he…
There were early warnings that Kenya’s long rain season – between March and May – was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country’s 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been…