Informes

This study has been undertaken as part of the ODI project, High World Food Prices which is funded by DFID. In reviewing specific ways in which international action by the UK government can assist in preparations…

Phnom Penh - A multi-donor trust fund on Tuesday awarded US$2 million to eight projects designed to help mitigate the threats of climate change to development and rural livelihoods in Cambodia. The winning projects have been awarded…

UNISDR 2011/28 GENEVA, 7 October 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, met today for the first time with Pakistan’s President, Asif Ali Zadari, to discuss how Pakistan…

Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh As flooding continued in Cambodia on Thursday, a group of high-ranking officials said they blamed regional climate change and urged Cambodia to find a response. Authorities say at least 176 people…

DHAKA,, 7 October 2011 (IRIN) - Bangladesh’s high-growth mobile phone sector is buying into disaster risk reduction, and the cyclone-affected costal region stands to gain most, say government officials, aid workers and private sector sources. By the…

BANGKOK, 6 October 2011 (NNT) – The Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide has warned five provinces of flashfloods and mudslides while indicating the possibility of more flooding in the central region during 13-16…

BANGKOK, 6 October - UNISDR champion, Senator Loren Legarda of the Philippines, has called for an integrated flood warning and response system as 3.2 million people struggle with the impact of back-to-back typhoons which have triggered…

TOKYO, September 27, 2011 – The World Bank says Japan’s systematic and careful investments in seismic safety and tsunami preparedness over several decades saved countless lives during the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Speaking at the 5th…

Scientists believe that Vietnam is one of the world's five most affected countries in terms of climate change and rising sea levels. In Vietnam, the average temperature has increased by seven degrees Celsius, while sea levels…

4 October/Geneva: The ongoing typhoon season in the Pacific, which has wrought havoc in the Philippines and Japan, underscores the increasing global threat posed by extreme weather events and critical need for risk management to prepare…