Rapports

Asian children want greater involvement in disaster risk reduction YOGYAKARTA, 24 October 2012 - Governments across Asia must involve children when they plan and implement projects to help disaster-prone communities mitigate risks and the impact, youth participants…

By David M. Suyao AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Three municipalities in this province were made models by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and CARE Philippines for the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA), part of…

The Prime Minister has approved the National Action Plan on Climate Change for the period 2012 to 2020, which clearly states that Vietnam is one of the countries that will be affected negatively by climate change,…

Core Messages: In October Early Warning Information Working Group meeting, FEWS-NET was in participation, but Solidarités International, WFP, iMMAP and Agromet shared their information through e-mail. Climate and water availability: According to IRI weather probability forecast, precipitation over the…

MANILA, 19 October 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippine government has launched a mobile phone application which can provide real-time information on rainfall and flooding to the general public. The Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH), which aims…

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced yesterday that it would allocate about US$41 million to help Viet Nam address the effects of climate change and land use. "We are pleased to support Viet Nam through…

By Rachelle M. Nessia DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) -- A German enterprise assisting the German government in the Philippines is set to install an early warning system, specifically the Local Flood Early Warning System (LFEWS) in…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 41 (7 - 13 Oct 2012) • Measles: 74 alerts investigated this week, responding to 10 outbreaks involving 202 measles cases. Vitamin A was provided to cases and EDOs‐H took action to improve vaccination…

Extending across Tibet (China), Nepal and India the Kosi River represents the largest river basin in Nepal. The Kosi River is a powerful river system with a history of shifting directions and causing havoc in Nepal…

Another day, another, errm Day. Ahead of tomorrow’s International Day for Disaster Reduction (hold the front page….), Debbie Hillier, Oxfam’s Humanitarian PolicyAdviser (right), explores the links between DRR and inequality I have never understood why disaster risk…