Informes

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 50 (9 to 15 December, 2011) • 82 districts and 2 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS this week from 2,867 health facilities. Data from mobile teams is reported through sponsoring BHU or RHC. • A…

COLOMBO, 26 December 2011 (IRIN) - Seven years after a devastating tsunami struck Sri Lanka, more work still needs to be done to secure an effective early-warning system, officials say. More than 30,000 Sri Lankans lost their…

Thứ ba, ngày 20 tháng 12 năm 2011 cập nhật lúc 15:05 Viet Nam News reporters Minh Thi and Quynh Anh spoke to three experts who have recently returned from the COP 17 Durban climate change talks…

The establishment of United Nations (UN) Integrated Missions – whereby humanitarian coordination and leadership are placed under the umbrella of political and peacekeeping missions – has raised serious concerns within the humanitarian community. This discussion paper…

OVERVIEW Disasters including earthquakes, monsoons, floods, landslides, volcanoes, droughts, and wildfires affect populations throughout South Asia. Declining socio-economic conditions of some populations are increasing vulnerability to hazards in the region. Demographic changes, rapid urbanization, and environmental degradation…

Bangkok (UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – As Japan continues to recover from the worst earthquake and tsunami in its history, experts and policy makers from Japan and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region…

OVERVIEW The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region comprises 32 countries, with varying climates, levels of development and capacity, and vulnerabilities to hazards. The region experiences seasonal periods of increased hydrometeorological activity through cyclones, typhoons, and monsoon…

GENEVA, 19 December 2011 - The UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today extended her sympathy to the people of Mindanao in the Philippines, following the great loss of life resulting…

Climate Change in the Pacific is a rigorously researched, peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region. Building on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this two volume…

A forecast increase in rainfall in December and January will bring with it the threat of flash floods to 16 provinces in Indonesia, agency says. Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Chairwoman Sri Woro B. Harijono said…