Nations Discuss Steps to Improve Response to Disasters

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:17:00 +0200irishsun (en)

BANGKOK - The United Nations estimates that countries in Asia account for some 80 percent of the world's disaster events, such as typhoons, earthquakes and heat waves. As nations try to better plan ...

Nations Discuss Steps to Improve Response to Disasters

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:37:00 +0200voanews (en)

The United Nations estimates that countries in Asia account for some 80 percent of the world’s disaster events, such as typhoons, earthquakes and heat waves. As nations try to better plan for responding to and recovering from disasters, the United Nations has convened a gathering of some 40....

Tough laws ease disaster impact

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:06:00 +0200BangkokPost (en)

In 2005, 168 governments signed up to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015: a 10-year plan to make the world safer from natural hazards. In doing so, they agreed to make disaster risk reduction a national and local priority in their own countries.

NC should make wise water decisions in times of plenty

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:49:00 +0200palestinewater (en)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday declared a drought emergency in California as the state struggles with the least amount of rainfall in its 153-year history, reservoir levels fall and firefighters remain on high alert. "We are in an unprecedented, very serious situation," said Brown, who....

World: Satellites can help national ‘Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment’ says UNOSAT

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:49:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: UNOSAT Country: World June 2014, Geneva, Switzerland - Although UNOSAT is mainly known in UN circles for its long standing support to emergency response operations in humanitarian crises, its experts are adamant that the use of satellite derived geospatial information can be a game-changer in assessing vulnerability and estimating risk.