Reports

People in 114 villages of 21 disaster-prone communes in Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Lao Cai provinces are with knowledge, skills and facilities for disaster response. The Vietnam Red Cross Society and the Norwegian Red Cross co-organized…

Executive Summary Climate change is raising the frequency and scale of disasters. This is having an enormous impact on already disaster prone countries such as Pakistan, made vulnerable by its extreme climatic zones, its eroding coastline and…

By Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang Wednesday 3rd of October 2012 QUEZON CITY, Oct 3 (PIA) -- In strengthening Quezon City’s (QC) resiliency against earthquakes and other natural disasters, the QC government partnered with the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative…

Floods and landslides pose a significant risk to a majority of communities in Nepal. The Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Flagship 4, Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR), is focused on supporting communities reduce their vulnerability to…

By Catherine Wilson BRISBANE, Australia, Oct 1 2012 (IPS) - Climate activist Wanita Limpus, from the low-lying island nation of Kiribati in the Central Pacific Ocean, says the outcome of the Rio+20 Earth Summit held in Rio…

The Municipality of Pila in Laguna province often experiences flooding, and one of the reasons for this was the area’s clogged tributaries. After Typhoon Ondoy severely affected the Philippines in September 2009, the local government unit…

By Redjie Melvic M. Cawis Saturday 29th of September 2012 LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Sept. 29 (PIA) -- The different municipal disaster risk reduction and management councils in the province were trained on how to use and interpret the…

Epidemiological week no. 39 (23 - 29 Sep 2012) • Measles: 71 alerts investigated this week, responding to 3 outbreaks involving 128 measles cases. Vitamin A was provided to cases and EDOs‐H took action to improve vaccination…

By Rebecca S. Cadavos Friday 28th of September 2012 SOUTHERN LEYTE, Sept 28 (PIA) -- The European Union has provided at least €384,000 or P20 million for Disaster Risk Reduction programs for the municipality of Saint Bernard for…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 37 (9 - 15 Sep 2012) • Measles: 65 alerts investigated this week, responding to 4 outbreaks in‐ volving 122 measles cases, 6 deaths. Vitamin A was provided to cases and EDOs‐H took…