Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
- GLIDE number: EP-2016-000082-CAF
Disaster type: Epidemic
Affected countries: Central African Republic
The CAR Government declared a cholera epidemic in the country on 10 August after samples had tested positive for the disease. At least 66 cases have been identified and 16 people have died. The disease was detected in Mourou-Fleuve village, Djoukou sub-province in the central…
- Municipalities in British Columbia are considering buying insurance to quickly restore crucial infrastructure. There is a 1-in-3 chance an earthquake strong enough to cause significant damage will hit in the next 50 years. Worse, there's $97-billion worth of uninsured municipal infrastructure. So 22 municipalities are considering joining together...
- Five new bean varieties bred with high iron and resilience to the impacts of drought have been released in Uganda for the first time, as a cheap source of nutrition for poorer communities. Iron deficiency is the world's leading nutritional ailment. The varieties were released as part of the government's strategy to tackle malnutrition and reduce anemia...
- From typhoons and earthquakes to floods, Asian nations must step up investment in disaster risk reduction before it's too late in a region regularly battered by disasters. Asia-Pacific is the world's most disaster-prone region, accounting for over half of the world's 344 disasters last year, with more than 16,000 deaths and 59 million...
- This paper focuses on changes in the disaster regulatory system and societal pattern in Turkey, and examines the failures with all their facets considering re-adjustments, accomplishments and malfunctioning. The purpose of the paper is to indicate the current situation following Hyogo framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015.The authors identify positive aspects...
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has supported the development of several strategies for the financial management of natural and man-made disaster risks. The Financial Management of Flood Risk extends this work by applying the lessons from the OECD’s analysis of disaster risk financing practices and...
- This report provides a community perspective on priorities for future collaboration and investment in the development and use of disaster risk information for developing countries. The intended outcome of this report is twofold. First, that through the community speaking as one voice, additional investment in the areas highlighted as priorities...
- Mexico which hosts the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is battling the impact of tropical storms from both the Atlantic and the Pacific. The Civil Protection authorities have issued recommendations that people should take extreme precautions against possible landslides and avoid crossing rivers, streams and fords during and after the...
- Experts from Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Việt Nam have concluded that Hà Nội needs a modern sewage system for flooding prevention. Since 1991, areas have sunk 4cms a year due to changes in underground water. Four main measures were discussed: a modern warning system, rain water reservoirs, improving the sewage system and setting a task force to...
- Because climate change is projected to increase the frequency of severe weather, communities located in vulnerable regions to severe storms need to be particularly well prepared for extreme events. With the Long-Term Community Recovery program, Greensburg, Kansas has been rebuilding for precisely this sort of resilience after experiencing a catastrophic...