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Displaying 30 of about 147 resultsOver the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and development of methods and practice to reduce the harmful impacts of hazards and disasters in the Cari…
The purpose of IDCE is to unite Public and Private Sector Professionals from around the world for discussions regarding policy, lessons learned, best practices, and forward thinking. As such, the IDCE Conference Program is the critical component to ensuring IDCE reaches goals and achieves objectives.
1700 Industry Professionals attended the inaugural e…
The Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference will provide a forum to examine the issues surrounding natural and man-made hazards.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) released a National Strategy for Disaster Resilience in February 2011. It agreed to adopt "a whole-of-nation resilience-based approach to disaster…
What can communities do for themselves and how can they maintain basic functions and structures during a disaster and then recover after the event is the focus of the workshop on Communities Resilience During and After Disasters organised by the EU-funded PPRD South Programme in Madrid from 12 to 15 September 2011.
More than 40 experts working in the N…
Background on ACTED
ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination. ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now…
Purpose of Position
The position aims to develop the IFRC's capacity in the Pacific to persuade decision makers and opinion leaders to act, at all times, in the interest of vulnerable people, and with respect for the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
This position will require the successful candidate to develop strong rel…
Background:
Timor-Leste faces high levels of risks associated with natural hazards. Every year, the country suffers from localized events including, floods, landslides and strong winds. Vulnerable communities have borne the impacts of such natural hazards, which often exacerbate food insecurity. The country is also prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, wh…
This special report analyses the situation in Japan following the 8.9 earthquake which spawned one of the most powerful tsunamis on record. It states that Japan is among the best prepared countries in the world regarding earthquakes with quake-resistant buildings, drills for school children and households equipped with survival kits. It specifically add…
This knowledge note addresses the transition between emergency FM to community FM radios in Japan following the devastation brought by the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which destroyed the regional disaster prevention emergency communication. It explains that temporary emergency FM stations broadcasted detailed local information so that ts…
'Let's get involved!':
This document outlines ACT Alliance's commitment to humanitarian principles, the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), how ACT aims to meet its disaster resilience commitments through the post-HFA framework, and how ACT members can get involved.
It affirms that: (i) ACT Alliance members have been encouraged to adopt a disaster risk…
As world leaders will be negotiating climate change adaptation funding at the UN Climate Change Summit in Qatar next week, two experts (Julian Hunt and Pereira) writing for Reuters are urging goverments to support the use of social media in disaster forecasting and recovery.
Julian Hunt is Visiting Professor at Delft University of Technology and the M…
The importance of reducing exposure to disasters took on a personal hue for the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström.
The envoy had been due to present the Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction to the UN General Assembly in the first w…
نظمت بلدية طوباس ووزارة الإعلام بالتعاون مع مركز التخطيط الحضري والحد من مخاطر الكوارث في جامعة النجاح الوطنية، والهيئة الوطنية للتخفيف من أخطار الكوارث، يوماً دراسياً ناقش اشتراطات المدن لآمنة، وسبل الحد من الكوارث.
وأكد عقاب دراغمة، رئيس البلدية في كلمة الافتتاح، أن الهدف من النقاش محاولة اتخاذ تدابير للتقليل من آثار الكوارث التي قد تقع لا قدر الله،…
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bureau of Meteorology is closely monitoring post-tropical cyclone Sandy for what it tells about climate risks in Australia. “This is the sort of thing we're warning about increasing over time,” said Karl Braganza, manager of climate monitoring at the Bureau of Meteorology's National Climate Centre in Melbourne…
A delegation from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department visited the municipality of Bokod in Benguet province last week to see the progress made in the implementation of a relief project the Commission is supporting in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Among the project activities targeted households will benefit from public awarene…