Have we underestimated the West’s super-floods?
In the late 1980s, a Japanese scientist named Koji Minoura stumbled on a medieval poem…
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Hit by worst floods in a century, San Jose got little warning of impending disaster
over the last two weeks, heavy rains pushed water levels at Santa Clara County’s largest…
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Central Africa spurs disaster risk reduction
YAOUNDE, 13 February 2017 – Collective action by regional organisations is a key means to…
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Central Asia declaration reaffirms regional commitment to disaster law
Though rarely making headlines, disasters in Central Asia constitute one of the most significant threats…
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QUAKES ROCK ITALY Rome struck by three earthquakes in one hour in latest disaster to hit Italy
THE Metro and some schools have been evacuated after a number of earthquakes struck central…
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Disasters need better risk handling
This month's floods are a worrisome reminder of the increasing uncertainty of extreme weather events.…
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GLENN McGILLIVRAY Governments should learn to pass the buck on natural disaster costs
Glenn McGillivray is managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. There is often…
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Auditors praise EU disaster response
The EU’s emergency response to natural disasters and major disease outbreaks around the world is…
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Caribbean steps up earthquake risk reduction
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 16 January 2017 – Seven years on from the devastating earthquake in Haiti,…
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To Improve Disaster Preparedness and Urban Resilience, Japan Shares Best Practices with Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan
Highlights The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) are…