Natural Disasters

Heatwave claims nearly 40 lives in Telangana

The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has submitted a report to the state government to this effect.

Publication Date: 
21/04/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Heat Waves, Disaster Management, Karimnagar (D), Health Effects, Natural Disasters
Forests

Forest fire mock drills conducted in all districts

Dehradun: In a first in the state, mock drills to tackle forest fires were held simultaneously in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
21/04/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Forests
Natural Disasters

Zimbabwe: Govt Sets Up Quake Committee

Government has set a task team comprising experts to assess the country's state of preparedness to earthquakes and the capacity of the Meteorological Services Department to carry out its mandate.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Zimbabwe, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Africa
Natural Disasters

China donate U.S. one million dollars to Zimbabwean flood victims

HARARE Zimbabwe (Xinhua) -- China on Friday handed over 1.06 million U.S.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Flood Relief, Zimbabwe, China, Africa, Disaster Management
Natural Disasters

A comparative survey of the impacts of extreme rainfall in two international case studies

Flooding is assessed as the most important natural hazard in Europe, causing thousands of deaths, affecting millions of people and accounting for large economic losses in the past decade. Little is known about the damage processes associated with extreme rainfall in cities, due to a lack of accurate, comparable and consistent damage data. The objective of this study is to investigate the impacts of extreme rainfall on residential buildings and how affected households coped with these impacts in terms of precautionary and emergency actions.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2017
Matthieu Spekkers, Viktor Rözer, Annegret Thieken & et al
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
1-38
Tags:
Rainfall Pattern, Floods, Europe, Germany, Netherlands, Disaster Management
Natural Disasters

South Asia disaster report 2016

This edition of the South Asia Disaster Report concentrates on Build Back Better (BBB), highlighting new and alternative disaster management measures to improve resilience of vulnerable communities.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2017
Duryog Nivaran Secretariat
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, South Asia, Cyclones, Earthquakes, Floods, Landslides, Disaster Preparedness
Climate Change

Climate change adaptation and financial protection: synthesis of key findings from Colombia and Senegal

Developing countries are disproportionately affected by the rising trend of losses from climate-related extreme events. These losses are projected to continue to increase in future, driven by climate change and the accumulation of people and assets in high-risk areas.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
Gisela Campillo, Michael Mullan, Lola Vallejo
OECD
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Finance, Disaster Management, Senegal, Colombia
Natural Disasters

Red Cross Develops Innovative Mechanism To Predict & Prepare For Flood Risks

The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre has revealed a new and innovative mechanism which will help at-risk communities predict and prepare for flood risks, and help mobilize resources to support

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
Clean Technica
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Flood Control, Disaster Management, Togo, Africa, Hydroelectricity
Natural Disasters

IFRC seeks US 25 million dollars to tackle severe drought in Kenya

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The Kenya Red Cross Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Tuesday appealed for 25 million U.S.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, Kenya, Drought Relief, Disaster Management, Food Aid, Food Security, Africa
Natural Disasters

UNEP call for early warning systems to mitigate E. African drought

Countries in East Africa in conjunction with their multilateral partners must invest in vibrant early warning systems to enhance their response to recurrent droughts, a senior UN environment offici

Publication Date: 
14/03/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, UNEP, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Management, Africa

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