Disaster mitigation
ERITREA: Food shortages feared as rains fail
Source: IRIN
A combination of poor rains, decreased food production and the knock-on effects of increased global prices would adversely affect vulnerable groups in Eritrea this year, aid agencies warned.
Source: IRIN
A combination of poor rains, decreased food production and the knock-on effects of increased global prices would adversely affect vulnerable groups in Eritrea this year, aid agencies warned.
VIETNAM: Child-led disaster training saving lives
Source: IRIN
Children are frequently the most affected by natural disasters and yet rarely are their voices heard.
Source: IRIN
Children are frequently the most affected by natural disasters and yet rarely are their voices heard.
Blog: Cuba, a bullock in hurricane preparedness
Source: IRIN
Oxfam first highlighted Cuba's highly effective hurricane response system in the April 2004 report Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Hurricane Risk Reduction from Cuba.
Source: IRIN
Oxfam first highlighted Cuba's highly effective hurricane response system in the April 2004 report Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Hurricane Risk Reduction from Cuba.
PAKISTAN: School collapse underscores risks from dilapidated structures
Source: IRIN
On 11 September, four boys were killed when the wall of a school building in Karachi collapsed. The Federal Government Public School had been re-housed six years ago in a new structure but the dilapidated old building had been left standing.
Source: IRIN
On 11 September, four boys were killed when the wall of a school building in Karachi collapsed. The Federal Government Public School had been re-housed six years ago in a new structure but the dilapidated old building had been left standing.
World Bank approves disaster funding for Costa Rica
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday pre-approved $65 million in funding for Costa Rica, which the government will be able to tap in the event of a natural disaster. The ...
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday pre-approved $65 million in funding for Costa Rica, which the government will be able to tap in the event of a natural disaster. The ...
Background
 |
DISASTERPEDIA: A one-stop info shop on disasters |
|
World Conference on Disaster Reduction 2005 |
|
IFRC report attacks myth of helpless disaster victim |
Related links
|
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
|
World Disasters Report 2004 |
|
World Disasters Report 2003 |
|
World Disasters Report 2002 |
|
World Disasters Report 2001 |
|
World Disasters Report 2000 |