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Displaying 45 of about 790 resultsA slow-moving tropical depression caused persistent heavy rains in the Solomon Islands between April 1 and April 4, 2014. The rains caused flash flooding in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Isabel, Malaita,and Makira-Ulawa. The flooding was the worst in living memory in some locations. It caused 22 fatalities across the country, internally displaced some 10,000 pe…
Heat waves and air pollution events can often occur at the same time, posing a dual threat to the public health in many urban neighborhoods. However, at or within the neighborhood scale (a couple of kilometers or less), the limited density of air quality sensors and sensor arrays limit our understanding of spatial and temporal relationships of temperatu…
France, like many other EU countries, is experiencing these days the impacts of climate change as never before. For the first time, heatwaves have reached Bretagne, a region normally joked for being mostly rainy. Over 40°C have been recorded and while fires have long happened in the South, for the first time they reached Bretagne and the Paris suburbs…
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Amadora – Portugal's most densely populated municipality – has suffered significant damages and human losses due to disasters.
Vulnerable to disaster risks
Photo: Amadora City Council
Due to its location, and its particular demographic and social context, Amadora is especially susceptible to…
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
The creation of a robust network of hubs will support communities prepare for and respond to climate change and natural hazards
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) at the Atlantic Council today launches the development of a Miami-Dade County-wide strategy for Resilience Hubs. With the goal of reaching one…
Jamaica is susceptible to a number of natural hazards. Coupled with factors of vulnerability and exposure, the importance of reducing disaster risk is of paramount importance. In this regard, the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!'" seeks to address the needs of local governments in Jamaica…
Delegate, Senior Disaster Risk Reduction
“The American Red Cross International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. In the coming years the American Red Cross will deepen and expand its program…
The goal of BCPR’s presence in UNDP Regional Service Centers (RSCs) is to ensure substantive advice on crisis prevention and recovery (CPR) issues to all UNDP work streams. Specifically, the BCPR/RSC component provides substantive partnerships support and performs cross-practice integration and coordination functions strengthening BCPR support to UNDP C…
The goal of BCPR’s presence in UNDP Regional Service Centers (RSCs) is to ensure substantive advice on crisis prevention and recovery (CPR) issues to all UNDP work streams. Specifically, the BCPR/RSC component provides substantive partnerships support and performs cross-practice integration and coordination functions strengthening BCPR support to UNDP C…
Programme summary:
Mercy Corps Indonesia implements a series of integrated programs in urban Jakarta, Java, throughout Sumatra including Aceh, and Maluku, in the sectors of nutrition and health, livelihoods/food security, access to financial services, water and sanitation, community development, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. ca…
Background
The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), which was established in 1971 based on an agreement between the Government of Japan and the United Nations, promotes sustainable regional development in developing countries. UNCRD’s Disaster Management Planning Programme has been one of the core issues for sustainable regional deve…
Purpose of position
The regional disaster risk management delegate, in cooperation with other zone team members, has the responsibility:
1. To develop, consolidate, expand and update disaster risk management NS programmes and activities especially with local communities improving their impact through an integrated approach process of consultation, ana…
As part of its government actions on environmental sustainability and territorial safety, the Province of Potenza has recently joined the UNISDR "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign with the establishment of a Network, the "Province of Potenza - Municipalities" Network for Resilience, with the purpose of implementing actions aimed at disseminating the Res…
As part of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction celebrations, Peggy Keller, Director of Community Preparedness and Resilience, Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration, DC Department of Health will offer a presentation.
Through these events, SWNA aims to improve the quality of life for all residents opening to every reside…