Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
- The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) has developed the training module on the subject “Extreme Heat Prevention and Management” to help the trainers use it for the training of participants working in various government and non-government organisations and have a direct or indirect role in protecting the health of people...
- Affected country: Bangladesh Glide: FR-2021-000027-BGD
On 22 March 2021, a massive fire swept through the camp settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying shelters and facilities and endangering lives across four camps. So far, 11 casualties have been reported, and 55,000 people have been displaced.…
- As water turns into an even scarcer resource in the region, cooperation both within countries and among riparian countries is essential for system transformation.
- The WWDR 2021, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, shows that the inability to recognize the value of water is the main cause of water waste and misuse.
- Droughts in Somalia are becoming more frequent and more prolonged, linked to the global climate crisis, say experts.
- Envisioning as an Atmanirbhar Bharat or a self-reliant India, the government announced a package to help boost the economy that the pandemic weakened.
- The significant flood event currently underway in NSW highlights the need to reinforce the risk communication messaging already in place and build on it in future.
- In a country that suffered the harshest wildfires in its recorded history just a year ago, the deluge has become another awful milestone.
- The European Commission has published new guidelines to facilitate a better understanding of land-based wildfire prevention and effective responses.
- With increasing board-level attention, businesses everywhere are struggling to understand the impacts of climate change and make better decisions.