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Displaying 221 of about 221 resultsElizabeth Hausler, a bricklayer's daughter helps create safer homes after quakes in China, Indonesia, and Haiti, through her nonprofit, Build Change. "Better construction isn’t the only factor in keeping people safe during earthquakes. When aid groups don’t understand local customs and construction methods, homeowners are often discontented and safety i…
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Selon AlterPresse, un programme divisé en 11 projets a été lancé par le service d’aide humanitaire de la délégation de l’Union Européenne. L'objectif est de préparer les populations des zones visées à faire face aux risques associés aux phénomènes naturels.
Daniel Ureña, expert responsable de la réduction des risques et des désastres au sein…
Modelle village, located on the river Artibonite, is affected yearly by massive flooding (20 cm in 2008) which isolate the village, destroying crops, weakening mud houses and favoring the development of water-borne diseases. These regular catastrophes burden the development perspectives for the inhabitants of Modelle. In March 2009, ACTED started the re…
This book, consisting of two parts, the theory of Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) and good practices for disaster risk management, was compiled for the purpose of promoting TDRM as a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction worldwide.
It was published for the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction (held in Kobe, Japan 18-22 January 20…
As General Assembly holds thematic debate, Secretary-General urges governments to integrate disaster risk reduction into development agendas
Faced with socio-economic fallout from increasingly frequent and severe disasters, Governments must invest in disaster risk reduction and weave it into their development agendas in order to save more lives and bui…
Plan is deploying additional support to Haiti as tropical storm Isaac continues in its path towards the island of Hispaniola shared between Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean.
Plan staff in Haiti on the ground report serious concern as communities brace themselves for storms and likely flash floods with Isaac expected to dump up to 20 in…
The first National Drought Policy Workshop and Consultations hosted by the Government of Solomon Islands was held this month.
The workshop and consultations brought together national stakeholders from sectors in the Solomon Islands together with the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) and the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to work…
Suva – Producing and using disaggregated disaster and climate data is vital to build a resilient Blue Pacific that includes some of the region’s most vulnerable populations.
This was the headline call from female leaders representing different sectors to policymakers and practitioners across the region.
The ‘Counting women: using disaggregated…
Resilient infrastructure protects people during disasters and enables communities to recover quickly in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
Two examples from Vanuatu during and after Tropical Cyclone Harold – a Category 5 storm – illustrate the point powerfully.
During the devastating storm, the two classrooms of Balon School on the island of Santo…
The immense challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have not stopped efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls in remote areas in Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
Cherol Latika, Team leader for the Vanuatu Family Health Association
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Port Moresby - Key disaster risk management and Government stakeholders held a two day workshop this week to prepare for a potential El Nino event in August which could bring drier-than-normal conditions to Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Since March, several global and regional climate agencies have predicted a potential occurrence of El Niño i…