Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
30 August 2016, GENEVA – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser, has written to the Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Matteo Renzi, and expressed his condolences on the tragic loss of life in last week’s earthquake and welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to build a culture of prevention in the earthquake-prone…
- This study examines the climate change and urban health vulnerability of suburban Pralab, Khon Kaen City, in the northeast of Thailand. One of the principal findings of the paper is that the urbanisation of Khon Kaen has led to profound physical and socio-economic changes in Pralab, leading for instance to...
- This working paper details the key recommendations that emerged from the international conference on ‘Mountain People Adapting to Change: Solutions beyond boundaries bridging science, policy, and practice’, held in Kathmandu from 9 to 12 November 2014. The event sought to find holistic approaches to adaptation that extend beyond...
- This paper aims to raise awareness about Loss and Damage (L&D) and ignite a conversation about how Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Loss & Damage (L&D) can be linked in order to ensure more sustainable strategies for building resilience in Pakistan.The...
- GLIDE number: FL-2016-000097-PRK
Disaster type: Flood
Affected countries: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
From 29 August to 31 August 2016, heavy rains fell in North Hamgyong Province, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). More than 300mm of rain were reported in just two days, causing flooding of the Tumen River and its branches in this region around the…
- In the wake of the deadly earthquake in Italy, scientists and officials have grappled with what to tell the public about the risk that another major quake will follow. How to communicate risks to a jittery population has become a perilous issue for the national commission and Civil Protection Department, especially after the controversy around the L'Aquila...
- The Government of Mauritius, with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), will host a major conference of governments and partners that will examine progress in disaster risk reduction and ongoing challenges of extreme weather events leaving 60m people...
- China National Radio will launch a new service for its 700 million listeners which will focus on disaster risk reduction. The station's President, Mr. Yan Xiaoming, met with UNISDR Director, Ms. Kirsi Madi, to discuss work on the International Day for Disaster Reduction. Reducing disaster mortality is a key challenge for China, one of the most...
- The National Disaster Resilience Competition was the first large-scale federal effort in the United States to highlight and support local solutions for coping with climate change. It wound up demonstrating something decidedly less upbeat: the government is struggling to figure out which communities should be moved, when, and how - leaving entire communities...
29 August 2016, NAIROBI – The Government of Mauritius, in cooperation with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), will host a major conference of governments and partners in Africa which will examine progress in disaster risk reduction across the continent and the ongoing challenges of…