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Displaying 60 of about 274 resultsThis scoping study addresses the need need for good humanitarian planning for the future, supported by the increasing awareness of climate change, and the development of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction as fields of expertise. It is the first step for the British Red Cross and its partners in better understanding the challenges pose…
Port Moresby/Jakarta - Emergency officials in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia - two countries in the line of a deadly tsunami that has killed nearly 2,000 in Japan, left thousands more missing and wiped out entire coastal towns - remain vigilant, despite thus far being spared any spillover impact.
“We are [staying] alert. The islands on the northern par…
Cebu – Disaster risk reduction, climate change, global warming and environmental protection seem to be today’s media ‘buzz’ words and ‘sound bytes’. The question is, “Is your city or town, or barangay getting ready?
According to Margarita Wahlstrom, special representative, secretary-general for Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations Internationa…
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Approximately J$474.58 million has been allocated for the implementation of a Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction project. Funding has been provided through grant resources from the European Union. It will be officially launched by the Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 a…
The Jamaican-based insurance company NEM has put together a number of suggestions in consultation with leading local experts well in advance of a hurricane threat - useful tips for you developing your own risk reduction plan, reports SFCN.
United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlighted Cuba's disaster risk reduction and climate change efforts, and the role played in this sector by Cuban children in the context of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, as per Radio Havana Cuba.
The Valley, Anguilla, Department of Disaster Management – October 13th is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR).
Disaster risk reduction is the spectrum of activities – from disaster preparedness to disaster-resilient building practices - that aim to limit the impact of natural disasters on communities.
The United Nations Secretari…
By Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research and Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast
Unless you are cocooned in a tourist bubble, it is hardly possible to miss God when you visit the Pacific Islands. In every village and on every main street there seems to be a church or te…
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Speakers
H.E. Mr. KAWAKAMI Fumihiro
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Fiji
Ms. Esline Garaebiti
Director General Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation,
Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management, Vanuatu
Mr. Arona N…
Launched at the opening ceremony of the Annual Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show in Clarendon, on August 1, the programme, orginally initiated in May 2008 following the $3.7 billion in losses due to the passage of Hurricane Dean in 2007, will establish a structure and mechanisms in order to prepare adequately for disasters.
It will be managed by…
Fiji National Disaster Week was launched 10 November with the theme, Knowledge for Life, which is adapted to suit the local context with advocacy messages on drought, cyclone and flood preparedness, reports FBC.
Permanent Secretary for Natural Disaster Management, Setareki Tale, said 'As a coastal country we cannot ignore the impact of geo technical ha…
By Lara Palmisano
This week, the International Day for Disaster Reduction celebrates how traditional, indigenous and local knowledge can reduce risks. COOPI in Haiti works closely with local communities and institutions, as well as with civil society and the private sector.
Flooding, drought, landslides, heavy storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and tsuna…
The Bermuda National Gallery (BNG) is getting set to host the 2015 Student Art Competition, under the theme "Local Action, Global Impact: A Community Project on the World", with a call for submissions now open, reports Bernews.
Students are asked to consider the three issues of sustainable development: Climate Change, Biodiversity and Disaster Risk-Red…
As part of the National Broadcasters Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan project, the Tonga Broadcast Commission (TBC) was able to complete their Climate and Disaster Resilience plan in August.
The National Broadcasters Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan project is supported by the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) which is funded by the Depa…
PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles, 6 September 2016 - Even though there are parliamentary elections in the country this week, the Seychelles, like 23 other countries around the Indian Ocean, is mobilizing broadcast and print media to take an active part in one of the largest tsunami drills ever undertaken.
The Indian Ocean Wave simulation called IOWave16…