Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction
- The Queensland Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors partnered with the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at The University of Sydney, the Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), and the Community Services Industry Alliance (CSIA) to engage community stakeholders from the disability, community, and emergency services...
- The report shows that deliberate and proactive action is required to ensure that persons with disabilities from all constituencies are systematically included and meaningfully participate in DRR and humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery. It draws lessons from field practices, but does not provide technical guidance. The newly published IASC...
- Landslides are the most commonly occurring hazard in north and north-eastern Himalaya, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Vindhyan, India. It takes massive toll of human lives and lead to huge economical losses every year besides damages to environment, resources infrastructure and services. The need of the hour is to be prepared to minimise...
- The goal of the WHO health emergencies programme is to ensure all countries and partners are prepared for, and can prevent, detect and respond to, emergencies in order to reduce the mortality and morbidity of affected populations. This includes WHO’s own capacity to manage risks and respond to emergencies in a timely, predictable and effective...
- The goals of this joint U.S. Geological Survey, University of Hawaiʻi, University of Guam, University of Texas, and East-West Center study were to provide basic understanding about water resources for U.S. Department of Defense installations on Guam and assess the resulting effect of sea-level rise and a changing climate on freshwater availability,...
- WFP is collaborating with a range of public and private sector partners to develop climate risk finance programmes that help governments and vulnerable households to anticipate, absorb and rapidly recover from climate shocks. This Brief provides an overview of these programmes and how WFP is deploying integrated climate risk financing mechanisms that...
- Cereals play a central role in food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where they account for approximately 50% of caloric intake and total crop area. Cereal demand in the region is projected to nearly triple between 2015 and 2050 due to rapid population growth (van Ittersum et al. 2016). Increases in cereal yields are very slow in most SSA countries...
- Australia: Revealed: 'monumental' NSW bushfires have burnt 20% of Blue Mountains world heritage areaMore than 10% of New South Wales' national parks have been burned in this season's bushfires, including 20% of the Blue Mountains world heritage area.
- As part of COP25, MEP released report detailing climate change effects on Israel, from a rise in natural disasters, to forced migration, and increased border tensions.
- Longstanding inequality means women are more likely to suffer than men from climate change, with men migrating for work and leaving women behind to maintain the family.