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- Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Matteo Renzi, is to introduce a major overhaul of how the country prepares for earthquakes following last Wednesday's earthquake in central Italy which has claimed 292 lives so far. The national plan will be called Casa Italia and will include making structures earthquake-proof across the country and a range of other environmental...
- Cerca de seis mil familias jobabenses reciben por estos días de forma gratuita envases para almacenar agua como parte de uno de los programas de ayuda de Naciones Unidas, dirigido a minimizar los efectos de la sequía que afectó a casi la mitad de la población local. Se trata de más de nueve mil pomos plásticos de 10 litros, que fueron repartidos.
GENEVA, 31 August 2016 - Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Matteo Renzi, is to introduce a major overhaul of how the country prepares for earthquakes following last Wednesday’s earthquake in central Italy which has claimed 292 lives so far.
The national plan will be called Casa Italia and will include making structures earthquake-proof across the country and a range of other…
- This summary report aims to provide a knowledge base for policy and decision makers that will allow governments and sponsor organisations to understand the fundamental operations of weather, climate, and hydrological services (together constituting “hydromet” services) and consequently target effective funding, in particular to developing...
- This publication provides an overview of the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon on agriculture and food security in 2015-2016. Current consequences at global, regional and country level are highlighted (including data on crop production; livestock production; number of food insecure people) as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization...
- Sri Lanka is planning to begin testing its first web-based disaster damage and loss reporting system by the end of the year. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) is developing the programme, which will enlist at least one government official from each district - or a representative of a non-governmental organisations in some cases - who is linked to...
- UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Robert Glasser welcomed the Italian Prime Minister's commitment to build a culture of prevention in the earthquake-prone country as he announced his intention to present a national plan, Casa Italia, to make Italy safer against earthquakes and appoint a Commissioner to oversee...
- Kenya is on its way to breaking the devastating cycle of drought, poverty and hunger over the next decade. Kenyan scientist Andrew Mude won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for developing livestock insurance. Over 16,000 Kenyan households have already benefitted - the scheme pays out when rains fail, rather than waiting...
- According to reinsurer, Swiss Re, over 75% of private buildings in Switzerland have no earthquake coverage. As earthquakes are rare and quickly forgotten, Swiss public risk perception is low, even with its well developed insurance culture. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Switzerland could damage 75,000 buildings, affect 500,000 people and cost...
- The Jakarta Declaration was the main document coming out of the Asia-Pacific Regional meeting regarding the “New Urban Agenda.” Captioned “sustainable urbanization to accelerate development,” the document reflects the growing recognition that urban areas are not “parasitic,” and if guided by appropriate policies, they can hasten sustainable...