Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
- The Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development 2016-2025 aims to contribute significantly to the long-term sustainable development vision for the Mediterranean region, especially within the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It presents strategic directions supporting disaster preparedness, adaptive actions...
- In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), one-third of the population lives in informal settlements. Unsurprisingly, these populations also account for the majority of disaster-related deaths. Yet housing policies focus on the construction of new units instead of retrofitting existing homes - ignoring the fact that it is mostly buildings, not earthquakes,...
- Louisiana is in the grip of what looks like the worst disaster in the United States since Superstorm Sandy, underlining the critical role of reducing risk before disaster strikes. Having plans in place to save lives in a crisis is the bedrock of disaster risk reduction – an issue that will be spotlighted with the International Day for Disaster Reduction...
- By Jonathan Fowler
GENEVA, 16 August 2016 – The state of Louisiana is in the grip of what looks set to be the worst disaster in the United States since Superstorm Sandy four years ago, underlining the critical role of reducing risk before disaster strikes.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Louisiana including the most heavily-affected…
- The report summarises the Fukushima Global Communication Programme's research in three key areas that are crucial for understanding and addressing the impacts of the 2011 disasters: (i) disaster risk reduction and lessons from and for international policy, (ii) displacement and livelihoods, and (iii) risk communication and nuclear accidents. The...
- This framework document encapsulates the vision and strategic objectives that guide recovery in post-earthquake Nepal. It also includes the policy and institutional frameworks for recovery and reconstruction and outlines implementation arrangements, projected financial requirements and immediate next steps necessary...
- The extreme weather that battered Kaffrine and its surroundings took everyone by surprise, including the Met Office. A few of those affected received a weather forecast through the regional agricultural service, but the information lacked detail. At least 1,500 households were struck by the floods in what was described as an "extreme and unprecedented...
- Market-based instruments - such as insurance - can act as shock absorbers in case of natural disaster, helping countries avoid a crisis' financial impact. However, to be truly effective globally, a strong partnership with the insurance industry can further strengthen countries' resilience and reduce human vulnerability, while keeping hard-won development...
- The US Geological Survey awarded near $3.7 million this week to six universities to support transitioning the “ShakeAlert” earthquake early warning system into a production system. The USGS and its university partners will further develop scientific algorithms to rapidly detect potentially damaging earthquakes, thoroughly test the system, and improve...
- A new report highlights the lessons of Japan's 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the world's deadliest catastrophe in a decade, underlining how they fed into the creation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The study also addresses disaster displacement - around 150,000 people were displaced, and 66% remain scattered across...