Rapports

HANOI, Oct 08, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnamese central provinces hit by typhoon Ketsana are facing the risk of infectious diseases, local newspaper the Vietnam News reported Thursday. The number of people infected…

Bangkok_(dpa) _ Disaster preparedness spared Vietnam from feeling Typhoon Ketsana's full fury, providing a good example that one euro of precaution is worth four euros in relief, the European Union humanitarian aid agency claimed Wednesday. "In Vietnam, Ketsana was really a…

VGP - The Dutch Embassy in Vi?t Nam and the H? Chí Minh (HCM) City People's Committee on October 6 will sign an agreement on a flood control program in the witness of a Dutch senior official who plans…

NEW YORK, 2 October 2009 - A convergence of severe natural disasters has left millions of people in distress across Asia and the Pacific this week. Since 26 September, a total of six countries have been hit by flooding,…

JAKARTA, Indonesia and WESTPORT, Conn. (Oct. 1, 2009) - Save the Children dispatched an assessment team to the Padang area today less than 24 hours after a devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck this West Sumatran region on Wednesday evening, Sept. 30.…

The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change study (EACC) will inform the international community's efforts to provide new and additional resources to developing countries through a better understanding of the global costs of adapting to climate change. It will also…

BACKGROUND Disasters including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanoes, droughts, tsunamis, and wildfires affect populations throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Declining socio-economic conditions of some populations are increasing the region's vulnerability. Demographic changes, rapid urbanization, and environmental degradation have reduced the amount of habitable…

BANGKOK, 30 September 2009 (IRIN) The devastation and loss of life in the Philippines from tropical storm Ketsana is a strong indicator of events to come if industrialized nations fail to adequately tackle climate change, Filipino officials warn. The Philippines…

The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change study (EACC) will inform the international community's efforts to provide new and additional resources to developing countries through a better understanding of the global costs of adapting to climate change. It will also…

GA/10864 Sixty-fourth General Assembly Plenary 9th & 10th Meetings (AM & PM) Say Impact - Sea Level Rise, Dying Marine Life - Shock Wave to Fragile Economies; Major Emitters Must Ensure Resources in Place to Meet Adaptation, Mitigation Goals Still reeling…