World: The role of armed forces and the ICRC in natural disasters

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:41:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: ICRC Country: World The 16th Tokyo Defense Forum (TDF) and its Open Seminar were held on March 15th and 16th in Tokyo organized by the Japanese Ministry of Defense. The ICRC was invited as one of a few international organizations to participate in both seminars.

After the Earthquake, but Before the Flood

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:01:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

I ARRIVED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE BEN FOUNTAIN last December to find my friends coughing, sniffling, hacking and struggling for breath amid the orange smog that hung over the city like a cloud of Cheetos dust. Soon Haiti would mark the second anniversary of the earthquake, and I was back to do more of....

World: Disaster by the numbers: Experts discusses rise of climate-related catastrophes

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:22:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: Harvard University Country: World Reported natural disasters are up dramatically since 1950, with more lives damaged by homelessness and injury, even as modern medical care and improved disaster response have reduced the number of lives lost, an authority on global disaster data said Monday.

Irene retired from hurricane list

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:32:00 +0200usaToday (en)

The name "Irene" has been retired from the official list of Atlantic hurricane names because of the death and destruction it caused.

World: Humanitarian action in armed conflict: why location matters

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:44:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: ICRC Country: World 03-04-2012 Statement Address by Robert Mardini, ICRC deputy director-general, at the conference on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the United Nations and the International Community, 3-5 April 2012, Geneva, Switzerland It might surprise you, but the International....

How Is Disaster Aid Being Retooled to Meet Catastrophes That Strike Cities?

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:31:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)

NASA scientists may have debunked the claim that the world will end this December , but evidence suggests that the number of natural disasters has risen during the past few decades. This trend, combined with the accelerating growth of urban populations, has international aid organizations rethinking....