Latest Disaster risk reduction Stories
Report from PwC and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) warns that business growth is not keeping pace with resilience to natural disasters in many parts of the world. NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from PwC and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) warns that large multinationals' dependencies on international supply chains, infrastructure and markets poses a systemic risk to 'business as usual', as mounting...
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Exploration, Inc. (OTC: MEXP) recently joined 34 other companies that are members of a Private Sector Partnership (PSP) Working Group on disaster risk reduction that has been initiated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). UNISDR is the UN's focal point for the coordination of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the harmonization of activities among stakeholders. The...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Not all stories associated with natural disasters in Haiti are filled with tales of gloom and doom. Barely two years following the catastrophic earthquake that leveled portions of Port-au-Prince, the Civil Protection Agency (DPC) in charge of preparing Haiti for natural disasters, has become a success story that is now being examined as a role model for other disaster prone nations. Since January 2010, the DPC has consolidated...
OXFORD, England, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of a new quarterly journal, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction [http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-disaster-risk-reduction ]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction is affiliated with the Global Risk Forum GRF...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IFRC Statement on Rio+20 One message rings loud and true as Rio +20 comes to a close: we must listen to and invest in people's abilities to bring about long lasting development in their communities. We cannot count on governments alone to solve the world's problems and meet the needs of the most vulnerable. The "we" refers to all partners needed for strengthening resilience and development, namely civil society...
BEIJING, May 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and World Reconstruction Conference organized by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction kicked off in Geneva on May 11. The theme of the event is "Invest Today for Safer Tomorrow", aiming at facilitating the building of communities of resilience through promoting more rational resource allocation. The event brought together representatives from 175...
An innovative training program and toolkit launched today by World Wildlife Fund and the American Red Cross will provide field staff in humanitarian aid organizations, governments and conservation agencies with the resources to help ensure that disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts not only protect communities from future disasters but also are environmentally sustainable. Washington, DC (Vocus) November 19, 2010 An innovative training program and toolkit launched today by World...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- InterAction's Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group and the American Red Cross (ARC) are co-hosting a panel discussion on Wednesday, October 13, from 9:30am-12:00pm at the ARC Board of Governors Hall (430 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006). The event will launch the 2010 World Disaster Report, which focuses on urban disasters. A panel discussion will follow with more information about the importance of building resilient urban communities...
BANGKOK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision, one of the world's leading emergency response agencies, says the recent series of disasters throughout Asia should be a wake-up call to the global community to fund efforts that reduce risk and save lives. The aid agency, an expert in disaster risk reduction (DRR), works with communities all over the world to help reduce their vulnerabilities to disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, and says that DRR funding must be a priority for...
By Emma BathaBONN (Reuters) - The United Nations is launching a campaign to "disaster proof" schools to reduce the numbers of children crushed to death in earthquakes or washed away in floods, the head of its risk reduction agency said on Wednesday.Some 18,000 children died in the Pakistan quake in October when their schools collapsed on top of them, roughly a quarter of the total death toll.Reinforcing the buildings would have cost as little as a dollar a child, one aid agency said...
