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Update

20 November 2007

Ghana: recent floods a good test for disaster preparedness

"We realized that we still had a long way to go to be able to fully respond to a disaster of such a scale when it happens so abruptly." Jean-Luc Martinage spoke to Andrews Frimpong, Secretary General of the Ghana Red Cross Society.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Update

10 October 2007

What does a disaster resilient community look like?

A group of six agencies was found themselves debating this question...

Tearfund

Update

9 October 2007

Education focus for international day for disaster reduction

The International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction on 10 October will be marked this year by a regional workshop on School Education and Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangkok, and a ceremony on the Day. Both events will take place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

Update

24 September 2007

The future in our hands: addressing the leadership challenge of climate change

'To help leverage the synergies between the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, I am considering how to strengthen our disaster risk reduction capabilities.' - The Chair's Summary, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon...

United Nations - Headquarters

Update

5 September 2007

Prepared for a shock

'What happens when a school really lets its pupils down: when the walls collapse sideways and the heavy tiled roof pancakes down in a couple of seconds? ...'

Guardian, the (UK)

Research briefs

2 October 2024

Study reveals limits of using land surface temperature to explain heat hazards in Miami-Dade County

The findings underscore the importance of further research to enhance our understanding of urban heat dynamics in subtropical and tropical regions, ensuring that heat mitigation efforts are informed by the most accurate data available.

University of Miami

Feature

1 June 2021

Looming hurricane season raises displacement risk

After Hurricanes Iota and Eta ripped through Central America in 2020, many were forced to flee with little more than the wet clothes on their backs, leaving their houses destroyed and even bodies of family members buried in thick mud. Instead of returning

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean