Informes

UNISDR 2009/21 A new climate change law that fully integrates the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action - a ten-year blueprint for reducing risks to disasters worldwide - has been passed today by the Philippine Government to address increasing…

DHAKA, Oct 20, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- 20 million Bangladeshi people need to be relocated by 2050 due to climate change 20 million Bangladeshi people need to be relocated by 2050 due to climate change Bangladeshi State Minister for…

The impacts of climate change on poor people in Bangladesh played a central role in discussions at a major conference held in Dhaka to mark World Poverty Day. The conference, called Making the Invisible Visible, was organised by Bangladesh's new…

Paintings by one of the UK's most innovative artists Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz, Tank Girl, Monkey: Journey to the West) will feature in a climate change exhibition organised by international development agency Oxfam. Under Water Colours - Featuring Jamie Hewlett includes nine…

JAKARTA, 16 October 2009 (IRIN) - Climate change is contributing to more frequent and deadlier natural disasters, and governments need to speed up measures to mitigate their impact, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, warns. Holmes, in Indonesia…

Broken promises and treating Afghanistan, DR Congo and Iraq like Bosnia has left the EU without the capacity to prevent fragile states from becoming failing states. This is the main finding of the latest report from the European Council…

Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection Good morning Mr. Chairman, Senator Corker and Members of Subcommittee. I am David Waskow, the Climate Change Program Director at Oxfam America. Oxfam America is an international development and humanitarian…

UNISDR 2009/18 Katmandu - A new Disaster Risk Reduction initiative for Nepal was launched today by a consortium of partners that comprises the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, other United Nations organizations, International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent…

Pakistan's heartland vulnerable to Punjabi militants - South Punjab "hub of jihadism" - South Waziristan offensive may not stop bombings By Myra MacDonald LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - An attack on the Pakistan Army headquarters has highlighted the threat not just from militants in…

BACKGROUND AND RISK FACTORS The Philippines is an archipelago located in the western Pacific; the capital and main port of entry is Manila. The country comprises more than 7 000 islands with a total land area of approximately 300 000…