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Displaying 60 of about 4142 resultsAn information market will be organized at the Ba Town Market, Fiji, to celebrate the International Day for Disaster Reduction, International Day for Rural Women, International World Food Day and International Day for Poverty Eradication. The event will include testimonies from local government, women market vendors and students on their experience with…
Anticipatory action is gaining increasing attention as an effective mechanism for mitigating the impacts of crises on populations before they occur. In the Pacific region, there is an ongoing dialogue about how such systems can be implemented. This is one of the regions most at risk from disasters globally, but anticipatory action systems have yet to be…
[...]Dengue fever is a climate-sensitive disease that is spread through the saliva of an infected female Aedes mosquito when it bites an uninfected person. Dengue fever presents with high fever, severe headache, flu-like symptoms, intense joint and muscle pain, and other flu-like symptoms. It is usually a mild disease that can be adequately treated with…
Singapore is a low-lying, densely-populated tropical island city-state. The country is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. While natural climate variability may have played a part in these recent events, extreme conditions are likely to become more intense and frequent due to climate change. It is therefore important for Singapo…
Adaptation to climate change will be at the forefront of discussions at this year’s Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR). The Roundtable, coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), is the main means for enabling a coordinated approach to carrying out the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Chang…
Trinidad and Tobago stands to benefit from a Disaster Risk Information Exchange (RiX) Platform through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management’s (ODPM) ongoing partnership with the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (UNDRR).
On September 29-30, 2022, the ODPM, as the Nation…
In this brief, the World Food Programme (WFP) is introducing its flagship integrated climate-risk management approach, the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4), to address both the climatic and non-climatic drivers of vulnerability in Haiti.
WFP Haiti is combining a set of integrated risk management strategies, including access to microinsurance, as wel…
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
Pacific island state seeks donor funding for clear measures to tackle rising damage from climate change impacts.
Pacific island state Vanuatu has submitted a "groundbreaking" update to its commitments under the Paris climate accord to include phasing out fossil fuels and a costing of how it aims to tackle destruction caused by rising seas and wild weat…
Safer Houses Methodotoly aims to improve the knowledge and practical o improve the knowledge and practical competency of communities on how to reinforce wooden or concrete houses in the event of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods, through training and hands-on practical construction exercises.
People from nations vulnerable to climate change - like the Marshall Islands and Honduras - are helping the United States to better prepare for its impacts.
• Immigrants in United States seen as having key community role
• Nonprofits provide training and jobs, and deliver local programs
• Migration set to rise globally as climate change worsens
When…
New research reveals more about the magnitude of January eruption, as researchers call for better preparedness
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January created an initial wave 90 metres high – almost the height of the Statue of Liberty (93m)
University of Bath tsunami expert calls for better warning systems to detect volcanic…
This National Integrated Emergency Management Plan (NIEMP) outlines the general framework and the Seychelles approach to emergency preparedness and response and delivery of the Integrated Emergency Management System required by law in the Seychelles. It is designed to guide emergency preparedness and response stakeholders from different organisations, h…
Bande dessinée et jeu pour enfants en haïtien sur les tsunamis.
Shipping ports are crucial for the global economy. They handle the majority of trade, are industrial and transportation hubs and provide employment. But ports, by their nature, are located in coastal areas or on large rivers and are exposed to natural hazards such as storms and floods as a result.
Natural hazards can cause damage to ports and their sur…