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40% of public housing for 2011 Japan quake victims lies in tsunami hazard zones
By Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., the - Mainichi Daily news, the on Oct 17, 2022 03:33 pm
About 40% of public housing provided for those affected by
the devastating March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate, Miyagi
and Fukushima prefectures, are at risk of flooding from the highest
envisioned level of tsunami.
International Day for DRR: IFRC urges leaders to invest in warning systems that translate into anticipatory action
By International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Oct 17, 2022 03:31 pm
Extreme-weather events don’t have to turn into humanitarian
tragedies. When communities are warned ahead of disasters and able to
take action, countless lives can be saved
Burying short sections of power lines could drastically reduce hurricanes' impact on coastal residents
By National Science Foundation on Oct 17, 2022 03:31 pm
Strategically burying just 5% of power lines — specifically
those near main distribution points — would almost halve the number of
residents affected by compound hazards caused by hurricane-related power
outages, according to a Princeton study.
Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability
By Pennsylvania State University on Oct 17, 2022 01:36 pm
With a four-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation
grant, a Penn State team led by Wang is developing a new holistic
framework to understand the relationship between thermal resilience and
sustainable design strategies for buildings and communities.
Lessons learnt from COVID-19 shed light on future pandemic preparedness
By Doherty Institute on Oct 17, 2022 01:20 pm
Whilst public health and social measures, quarantine
restrictions and vaccination have all been utilised in past and current
pandemics, the COVID-19 pandemic is the first to employ genomic
sequencing on a massive global scale.
Climate change hits some of us much harder than others – but affected groups are fighting back
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 17, 2022 12:41 pm
Communities are adapting, building resilience, and working
to stem climate change. They demand just climate solutions upholding the
rights of people and the planet and address the structural drivers of
disadvantage, like colonialism.
How can Albania help local governments better manage disaster risk?
By World Bank, the on Oct 17, 2022 12:04 pm
Municipalities in Albania have exclusive local
responsibility for disaster risk reduction and civil protection and, to
support disaster risk management municipalities are expected to set
aside funds equivalent to 4% of their total municipal budget.
Building safe shelter to cope with extreme events
By Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici on Oct 17, 2022 11:44 am
Supporting communities and institutions to reduce risks
related to extreme weather events. On occasion of the International Day
for Disaster Risk Reduction, the HuT project official kick-off is taking
place.
Why must Puerto Ricans always be resilient?
By New York Times, the on Oct 17, 2022 11:44 am
Why is it that five years after Hurricane Maria devastated
the island, Puerto Rico’s infrastructure was so unprepared for Hurricane
Fiona, a Category 1 storm?
Nigeria floods: expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 17, 2022 11:42 am
This article curates expert insights into Nigeria’s flooding
challenge and steps needed to alleviate their worst effects, drawn from
The Conversation Africa.
These AI and satellite mapping techniques are speeding up the process of disaster management
By World Economic Forum on Oct 17, 2022 11:35 am
Scientists have developed a new AI satellite-based disaster
management system that automates disaster mapping, providing full
coverage of an entire state as soon as the satellite data is released.
First-ever early action protocols triggered in Central America for TS Julia
By Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre on Oct 17, 2022 11:32 am
Follows the activation last Friday of pre-funded early
action protocols for floods in Guatemala and Honduras , the IFRC is
releasing funds from the DREF anticipatory pillar to provide cash
assistance and support in water, sanitation and hygiene.
Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 17, 2022 09:30 am
More than 250.000 people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 –
half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in
the coming months could be a great deal worse, despite global
commitments to never let the 2011 famine happen again.
Plan for disaster risk reduction and ease outlay for relief - State Minister of Defence
By Sri Lanka - government on Oct 17, 2022 09:20 am
Defence Secretary pledges to strengthen coordination and
cooperation between various institutions responsible for early warning
Melbourne now has chief heat officers. Here’s why we need them and what they can do
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 17, 2022 09:17 am
The appointment of chief heat officers in Melbourne is a
vital acknowledgement of how serious urban heat is for Australia. It’s a
first for the country and part of an international movement to improve
how cities handle heat in a warming world.
Climate change must be a catalyst for reform of the World Heritage system
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 17, 2022 09:13 am
Climate change is not only influencing our weather: it poses
an existential threat to the outstanding universal value (OUV) of many
of the world’s most precious sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and
potentially to the World Heritage system itself.
Managing mudslide debris after fires
By Eos - AGU on Oct 17, 2022 09:05 am
California officials faced a conundrum in dealing with mudslides after the Thomas Fire.
How the costs of disasters like Hurricane Ian are calculated – and why it takes so long to add them upUSA: SA:
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 17, 2022 08:57 am
The US experienced 15 disasters in the first nine months of
2022 that each caused at least US$1 billion in damage. Hurricane Ian is
taking the largest toll of these disasters by far – but the extent of
the damage could take years to calculate.
Early Warning for All: Saving lives in Asia and the Pacific
By United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on Oct 14, 2022 04:49 pm
The call for ‘Early Warning for All’ is critical in Asia and
the Pacific, the world’s most disaster-prone region. Between 1970 and
2020, disasters in the region affected 6.9 billion people and killed
more than 2 million.
Early assessment for timely action on disasters: IDDRR 2022
By Asian Disaster Preparedness Center on Oct 14, 2022 04:15 pm
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 focuses
on drawing global attention to the need for developing multi-hazard
early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessment for
people.
We need to prepare now for the sea level rise of the future
By Deltares on Oct 14, 2022 03:25 pm
Meters of sea level rise are no longer a question of “if”,
but “when”. For a low-lying country like The Netherlands, the impacts of
sea level rise will be catastrophic if we don’t prepare now for the
adaptation we will need in the future.
Seismic sensing reveals flood damage potential
By University of Göttingen on Oct 14, 2022 03:21 pm
Researchers led by Göttingen University use earthquake sensors to track magnitude and velocity of 2021 summer flood
Climate action and resilience: Early action and investments saves lives
By The Urban Journalism Institute on Oct 14, 2022 02:43 pm
Local Governments for Sustainability hosted a dialogue on
Thursday, 13 October, inviting mayors and high-level officials to look
into the purpose, process, and impact of declaring a climate emergency
at the local and regional levels.
Celebrating IDRR Day: stronger country systems to enhance early warning and preventive action in the Maldives
By Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative on Oct 14, 2022 11:41 am
Today, on 13th October 2022, the CADRI Partnership
celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction which
focuses on increasing access to multi-hazard early warning systems and
disaster risk information.
The importance of early warning systems in disaster risk reduction
By International Labour Organization on Oct 14, 2022 11:28 am
It is not enough for an early warning system to correctly
identify an incoming hazard, it must also ensure that the populations
and sectors that are at risk can receive the alert, understand it, and
most importantly, act on it.
Early warning and early action are needed, so extreme weather events don’t become disasters
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on Oct 14, 2022 10:27 am
“Extreme weather events do not need to become disasters,”
says Mozambique's President Nyusi on International Day for Disaster Risk
Reduction, at the launch of a joint UNDRR-WMO publication on
multi-hazard early warning systems.
Warnings for displaced people
By UCL Warning Research Centre on Oct 13, 2022 08:53 pm
Individuals and communities who are displaced by the impact
of conflict situations, such as internally displaced persons (IDPs) and
refugees, are often found to be marginalised within their host
communities.
Towards
implementing the Sendai Framework, using water as a leverage:
Reflections on occasion of the 2022 International Day for Disaster Risk
Reduction
By University of Groningen on Oct 13, 2022 08:33 pm
The 2022 IDDRR edition is a very special opportunity to
enhance understanding of how to overcome these barriers and accelerate
efforts toward effective institutional, political and policy changes
both at the UN and members-states level.
It’s raining harder in the U.S.
By Northwestern University on Oct 13, 2022 04:48 pm
In a new study, researchers compared observed rainfall from
two climatologically distinct time periods and across 17 different
climate regions in the U.S. They found that when it’s rained in recent
decades, it’s rained more.
Climate change is testing resilience of UK wheat yields
By European Geosciences Union on Oct 13, 2022 04:43 pm
Wheat yields in the UK have largely been resilient to
varying weather over the past 30 years. However, the future security of
our most widely grown food crop is uncertain due to increasingly
frequent extreme wet and dry conditions.
Navigating uncertainty
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Oct 13, 2022 04:39 pm
In a world beleaguered by rising violent conflict, the
climate crisis, deepening mistrust in institutions, and the sharpest
drop in human development in decades, we find ourselves confronting a
perfect storm of evolving threats and outdated responses.
5 ways countries can adapt to the climate crisis
By United Nations Environment Programme on Oct 13, 2022 04:34 pm
This year, unprecedented floods have left one-third of
Pakistan underwater, people and animals are dying from climate-related
droughts in East Africa, and China is experiencing the most severe heat
wave ever recorded.
Under pressure: Rethinking Connecticut's coastal land use and adaptation strategies
By University of Connecticut on Oct 13, 2022 04:24 pm
The sea level is rising, and the clock is ticking in the
effort to make Connecticut's coastline more resilient in the face of
climate change
Managing disaster risks in an interconnected world
By International Institute for Sustainable Development on Oct 13, 2022 04:15 pm
Hazards are often merely the trigger event of a disaster waiting to happen since vulnerability already exists.
New river and groundwater monitoring increases resilience of the people of Vanuatu
By Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme on Oct 13, 2022 04:07 pm
The successful installation of a river monitoring station in
the Sarakata river in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, is a step in
the right direction for the establishment and institutionalisation of a
flood management and early warning system.
How do IDPs and refugees fit within traditional, indigenous, and local knowledge of disasters?
By Chr. Michelsen Institute on Oct 13, 2022 03:58 pm
Within DRR literature, there is strong advocacy for the
inclusion of the local community in disaster planning and response as
well as a stronger focus on community resilience.
Taiwan’s double earthquake may have launched a ‘killer pulse’
By Temblor on Oct 13, 2022 03:56 pm
The shaking from the magnitude-6.8 mainshock was larger than
expected in 2500 years. The foreshock may have left a seismic warning
that another quake was coming.
The Sendai Framework Mid-term Review for disaster risk reduction in Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Ministry of Security on Oct 13, 2022 03:56 pm
On the occasion of IDDRR, the Joint Programme of the United
Nations and the Government of Switzerland “Disaster Risk Reduction for
Sustainable Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, organized a round
table in Sarajevo.
AI predicts physics of future fault slip in laboratory earthquakes
By Los Alamos National Laboratory on Oct 13, 2022 03:49 pm
Analyzing seismic signals, a natural-language processing
approach ‘auto-fills’ the future physical state of a fault in an
earthquake machine, with potential applications in Earth
Dispatch guides localities on disaster preparation
By Vietnam Plus on Oct 13, 2022 03:38 pm
After heavy rain has caused flooding and disruption across
much of the country in recent weeks, the National Steering Committee for
Natural Disaster Prevention and Control issued a dispatch to ensure
localities are ready to respond to future downpours.
Jakarta BPBD mobilizes disaster preparedness team to anticipate floodsPhilip
By Antara News on Oct 13, 2022 03:20 pm
The Jakarta's Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD)
mobilized a disaster preparedness team to anticipate potential flooding
in South Jakarta and East Jakarta following an early warning from the
National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
National Adaptation Plan for building resilience to climate change to be prepared, NA told
By Radio Pakistan on Oct 13, 2022 03:15 pm
The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that a
process has been started to prepare a National Adaptation Plan for
building resilience to climate change.
Put people at heart of climate action as hazards threaten at least 70% of population of nearly a third of world's cities
By Carbon Disclosure Project on Oct 13, 2022 12:35 pm
New CDP data shows 4/5 cities (80%) facing significant climate hazards, from extreme heat to floods, in 2022.
Droughts could leave us without milk, beer – and so much more
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 13, 2022 11:14 am
Records show that Europe has never been as dry as in recent
decades. Drought has direct consequences on our lives, not least because
it threatens basic foodstuffs such as milk.
Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here’s why they’re happening now – and how they compare to the past
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 13, 2022 11:04 am
Think Victoria and disasters and you’ll think bushfires. But
floods can hit – just not as often. Today is one of those days, with
much of the state under a flood watch.
Strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems in Tonga
By CREWS on Oct 13, 2022 11:01 am
In response to the unprecedented volcano and tsunami,
Kingdom of Tonga develops Tonga Mobile Applications Community MHEW and
Response System (MACRES) through the CREWS Accelerated Support Window.
Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 13, 2022 10:53 am
A record storm surge in 1953 devastated much of eastern
England’s coast, prompting prolific investment in concrete sea walls,
wooden groynes and other engineered structures designed to protect the
coastline from erosion.
What if early warning systems are used to trigger social protection measures in times of crisis?
By Ronald Jackson - UNDP, Sára Csapó - UNDP on Oct 13, 2022 09:38 am
The last piece of this week’s blog series explores what if
early warning systems are used to trigger the allocation of resources
associated with social protection measures for preparedness and
preventative actions in times of crisis?
UN warns that half the world is not prepared for disasters
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on Oct 13, 2022 08:00 am
A report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns
that half of the countries globally are not protected by Multi-Hazard
Early Warning Systems.
Women leaders and early warning systems
By Anonymous on Oct 13, 2022 02:30 am
The primary goal of disaster risk reduction is prevention.
But when that is not possible, then it is important to minimize the harm
to people, assets and livelihoods through early warning systems.
Acting early before disasters hit: how business help scale up anticipatory action
By Anonymous on Oct 12, 2022 04:10 pm
To ensure access to early action for all, more needs to be
done to scale up the approach, in particular by involving the private
sector.
Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction message for IDDRR 2022
By Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction on Oct 12, 2022 11:16 am
In 2022, the International Day will focus on Target G of the
Sendai Framework: “Substantially increase the availability of and
access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk
information and assessments to people by 2030.”
What if early warning systems are held back by the affordability of early action?
By Beth Allen - UNDP, Boukje Kistemake - UNDP on Oct 12, 2022 08:48 am
This blog reflects on the implications of structural
inequalities for early warning, and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,
the affordability of early action for all.
Zimbabwe: Road building— a step to recovery for remote communities
By World Bank, the on Oct 11, 2022 05:22 pm
“Unreachable” is the term that had become synonymous with
Ruwedza in south-eastern Zimbabwe, where access by road had been
hampered since 2019, when Cyclone Idai caused widespread destruction in
the area.
In the face of drought hydropower still delivers electricity
By Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on Oct 11, 2022 10:53 am
Drought-strained hydropower sustains 80 percent average power generation capacity
What if early warning is the path to preparedness for the next pandemic?
By Sára Csapó - UNDP, Giordano Margaglio - UNDP on Oct 11, 2022 09:45 am
This blog story presents a scenario in which early warning
systems become the path to preparedness for the next pandemic.
Flood warnings that don’t break the banks
By 360info on Oct 11, 2022 09:08 am
Globally, only extreme storms cause more damage than floods.
Over the last 50 years, the global number of weather disasters has
increased by five times, but thanks to improved early warnings, the
number of deaths from such events has decreased.
New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped
By Conversation Media Group, the on Oct 11, 2022 09:06 am
Hurricane Ian left an extraordinarily broad path of
destruction across much of South Florida. That was evident in reports
from the ground, but it also shows up in satellite data.
Who has your back in a weather emergency?
By Tufts University on Oct 11, 2022 09:05 am
When neighbors know who they can turn to during storms and
heat waves, communities are more resilient to climate change. Tufts
researchers are helping to build those social connections.
Twin clouds on the horizon: climate change and debt in the Pacific
By Caritas - Australia on Oct 11, 2022 09:02 am
The Pacific region is currently facing a perfect storm of
climate change induced disasters and skyrocketing debt burdens. The
region is at the frontline of global climate change, and our neighbours
across the region are facing rising sea levels.
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