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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://indianexpress.com/article/world/xi-speaks-of-283-deliverables-as-brf-ends-many-with-indias-neighbours-5698543/BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, front center, attend a group photo session with other leaders at a welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Friday, April 26, 2019. AP/PTI(AP4_26_2019_000212B) An art museum alliance,....Sat, 27 Apr 2019 22:29:00 +0200expressindia-c3a5af76dbeff8e295bacbea20e09a0cexpressindiaen28.5687 77.2168UNbodiesMigrationAgricultureNaturalDisastersUNESCOMinistry of AgricultureMinistry of CommerceChinese AcademyXi JinpingChina Railway Group LimitedImran KhanBRIState Post BureauMinistry of TransportPeng LiyuanRoad Initiative20190427222900https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bangladesh-nutrition-cluster-2018-annual-bulletin-march-2019-issue-1Bangladesh Country Overview. Risks and Vulnerabilities Marshy tropical coastline, large floodplains and low sea elevation, which create constant exposure to natural shocks and disasters. 97.7% of its population are at risk of multiple hazards including cyclones, floods, mud and flash floods, earthquake and water-logging.Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:33:00 +0200reliefWeb-820c16c95137fba2b0f75d283acca058reliefWeben23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAid20190424043300https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/461992-powerful-61-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-ne-indiaNEW DELHI: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indias northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGC), the epicenter of the earthquake was located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Along, and 180 kilometres southwest of the state capital Itanagar.Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:11:00 +0200thenews-pk-acabf1f5005e0619f24d82746f7b9fb2thenews-pken23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersUS Geological Survey20190424001100https://www.clickittefaq.com/pm-stresses-nationwide-disaster-awareness-campaign/Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday ordered continued review of preparedness measures for facing disasters alongside launching of a nationwide awareness campaign attributing repeated incidents of fire to lack of wakefulness. “Review continuously the government initiatives for successfully....Sun, 21 Apr 2019 00:19:00 +0200clickittefaq-952854f5c0ad5b27a74cd0342112b93fclickittefaqen24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996NaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidNationalist PartySheikh HasinaAwami League20190421001900http://www.bssnews.net/?p=198859DHAKA, April 18, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today ordered continued review of preparedness measures for facing disasters alongside launching of a nationwide awareness campaign attributing repeated incidents of fire to lack of wakefulness.Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:35:00 +0200bssnews-7b3e22251af717b08cc4501973b44acbbssnewsen24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersSheikh HasinaAwami League20190418103500https://reliefweb.int/job/3074718/national-consultant-coordinator-community-practice-cop-indonesian-onlyHow can you make a difference? Title: National Consultant: Coordinator, Community of Practice (COP) on Community Engagement in Humanitarian ActionDuty Station: Jakarta/ Home Based with travels as requiredType of Contract: Individual Consultancy (Special Service Agreement)Duration: 11.5 months full time.Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:14:00 +0200reliefWeb-f21ababf0b7856aef56cf061e5be0d06reliefWeben14.6096 121.006UNbodiesCrisisResponseNaturalDisastersRed CrossUnited NationsDisaster Risk ManagementUNICEFCore Group20190409101400http://www.bssnews.net/?p=193664DHAKA, April 8, 2019 (BSS) – The risk of fire at Bangladesh Secretariat from short circuit is less as all its buildings have circuit-breakers, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said today. “The character of the buildings constructed by the Public Works Department (PWD) is that all of them have....Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:49:00 +0200bssnews-576dc4be1071fb28c99deaecc7f01a8bbssnewsen24.897699 91.877983NaturalDisastersMohammad20190408134900http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2019/04/08/cabinet-secretary-secretariat-buildings-not-at-risk-of-fireCabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam has said the buildings at the secretariat, constructed by the Public Works Department, face no fire risk. "All the buildings inside the secretariat have necessary circuit breakers," he said while briefing reporters after Monday's Cabinet meeting.Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:59:00 +0200dhakatribune-21eb9e3d52f9479f752815540cbb586ddhakatribuneen24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996mahbNaturalDisastersMohammadFire Service20190408125900https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/coping-with-cyclones-in-21st-century-1557415518Brewing menacingly for around a week, the dreaded cyclone Fani has at last crossed Bangladesh, and finally headed north in India. It did it not with a bang but a whimper. However, before Fani entered Bangladesh, it had made its landfall in Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.Thu, 09 May 2019 18:09:00 +0200thefinancialexpress-ba44130450989f57aa6f89d7e5155ac1thefinancialexpressen23.7099 90.4071HumanitarianAidNaturalDisastersIndian Oceanradical20190509180900https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/world/asia/cyclone-fani-india-evacuations.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBHUBANESWAR, India — Flights were canceled. Train service was out. And one of the biggest storms in years was bearing down on Odisha, one of India’s poorest states, where millions of people live cheek by jowl in a low-lying coastal area in mud-and-stick shacks. But government authorities in Odisha, along India’s eastern flank, hardly stood still.Mon, 06 May 2019 12:38:00 +0200nytimes-9df81a8bb5215420dc85b82ad956b0bdnytimesen22.3304 87.318108NaturalDisastersResearch FoundationKrishan KumarHari KumarObserver Research FoundationSameer YasirAli ManikJeffrey Gettleman20190506123800https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/how-do-you-save-a-million-people-from-a-cyclone-odisha-has-the-answer-119050400851_1.htmlFlights were cancelled. Train service was out. And one of the biggest storms in years was bearing down on Odisha, where millions of people live cheek by jowl in a low-lying coastal area in mud-and-stick shacks. But government authorities in Odisha, hardly stood still. To warn people of what was coming, they deployed everything they had: 2.Sat, 04 May 2019 19:19:00 +0200business-standard-38c276ff640868db8b011321446315c5business-standarden23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersResearch FoundationKrishan KumarObserver Research Foundation20190504191900https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/how-do-you-save-1m-people-from-a-cyclone-ask-a-poor-state-in-indiaTo warn people of what was coming, they deployed everything they had: 2.6 million text messages, 43,000 volunteers, nearly 1,000 emergency workers, television commercials, coastal sirens, buses, police officers, and public address systems blaring the same message on a loop, in local language, in very clear terms: "A cyclone is coming.Sat, 04 May 2019 05:07:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-2e0d25bc5f1a765d6f2d24563356ea6dnewsnow-co-uken23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersResearch FoundationKrishan KumarIndian InstituteObserver Research Foundation20190504050700https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/how-do-you-save-1m-people-from-a-cyclone-ask-a-poor-state-in-indiaTo warn people of what was coming, they deployed everything they had: 2.6 million text messages, 43,000 volunteers, nearly 1,000 emergency workers, television commercials, coastal sirens, buses, police officers, and public address systems blaring the same message on a loop, in local language, in very clear terms: "A cyclone is coming.Sat, 04 May 2019 05:03:00 +0200straitstimesSG-2e0d25bc5f1a765d6f2d24563356ea6dstraitstimesSGen23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersResearch FoundationKrishan KumarIndian InstituteObserver Research Foundation20190504050300https://www.20minutes.fr/planete/2507931-20190430-pourquoi-villes-adaptent-elles-plus-changement-climatique, Joko Widodo, souhaite transférer la capitale, actuellement à Jakarta, en dehors de l’île de Java. Il évoque pour cela deux raisons : premièrement, la surpopulation de l’île entière, et de la mégalopole en particulier, mais également les intempéries et les inondations, de plus en plus fréquentes.Tue, 30 Apr 2019 20:06:00 +020020minutes-7b0d8051248774a41e0fd97dccbdcd5820minutesfr-6.18287 106.82919:13 URBANISME why cities will adapt - they not more to climate change? While Indonesia will change of capital in particular to flee weather which increase in Jakarta, few countries semblent adapt their URBANISME at climate change underway19:13 URBANISME why cities will adapt - they not more to climate change? While Indonesia will change of capital in particular to flee weather which increase in Jakarta, few countries semblent adapt their URBANISME at climate change underwayClimateChangeNaturalDisastersMichel BussiUniversité de Newcastle upon TyneRené DescartesJoko Widodo20190430200600https://www.20minutes.fr/planete/2507931-20190430-pourquoi-villes-adaptent-elles-plus-changement-climatique, Joko Widodo, souhaite transférer la capitale, actuellement à Jakarta, en dehors de l’île de Java. Il évoque pour cela deux raisons : premièrement, la surpopulation de l’île entière, et de la mégalopole en particulier, mais également les intempéries et les inondations, de plus en plus fréquentes.Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:46:00 +0200FCK-20minutes-7b0d8051248774a41e0fd97dccbdcd58FCK-20minutesfr-6.18287 106.82919:13 urbanism why cities will adapt - they not more to climate change?19:13 urbanism why cities will adapt - they not more to climate change?ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersMichel BussiUniversité de Newcastle upon TyneRené DescartesJoko Widodo20190430194600https://pakobserver.net/pakistan-vs-the-environment/Abdullah Gauhar Malik. AS we step into the months of April and May, the weather changes from blissful winds to the scorching heat and there is a sense of irritability all around. With every passing year, we set a record for having the highest temperature in more than a decade or often even a century.Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:07:00 +0200pakobserver-29c060c5f1633266eeec6ceac449fee5pakobserveren59.2869 18.07319:13 urbanism why cities will adapt - they not more to climate change?19:13 urbanism why cities will adapt - they not more to climate change?EnvironmentNaturalDisastersDumpingUNbodiesClimateChangeNASAUnited NationsDavid SuzukiPakistani governmentImran KhanMian Saqib Nisarradical20190417000700https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2019/05/10/20-years-on-mercy-malaysia-still-helps-despite-drop-in-volunteers-funding-c/1751547Mercy Malaysia vice president II Datin Raja Riza Shazmin Raja Badrul Shah and executive director Amran Mahzan speak to the press, yesterday. — Picture courtesy of Mercy Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — They are experiencing a decrease in volunteers and still find difficulties in funding.Fri, 10 May 2019 07:14:00 +0200themalaymailonline-aed48df03d3386f226f07b446a3378d2themalaymailonlineen4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751NaturalDisastersUNbodiesJemilah MahmoodUNHCRIndian OceanMajlisThomas AlbrechtDzulkefly Ahmad20190510071400