Earth Manual Project a creative way to learn disaster readiness

Tue, 21 May 2019 07:15:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)

Of days gone by: The Lost Homes project is meant to instill empathy while easing the survivors’ healing process.Through its adorable designs and smart concepts, the Earth Manual Project exhibition draws the public’s interest to learn about disaster readiness.

Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement

Mon, 20 May 2019 18:32:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

GENEVA - Warned that Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) would slam into the coastal part of the Philippine town of Dulag in November 2013, Leah C. Caminong's family rented a room 300 meters back from the shoreline where they planned to ride out the storm. Little did Caminong know the roof of that building....

World: Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement

Mon, 20 May 2019 16:48:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

With disasters uprooting 24 million people a year, pressure grows on governments to reduce the risk, and do more to protect the displaced. (Fixes number in para 18 after IDMC correction to 2.8 million from 3.8 million) By Megan Rowling. GENEVA, May 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Warned that....

Earth Manual Project: a creative way to learn disaster readiness

Mon, 20 May 2019 14:57:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)

Through its adorable designs and smart concepts, the Earth Manual Project exhibition draws the public’s interest to learn about disaster readiness. Situated on the Ring of Fire, Indonesia is no stranger to earthquakes, with major disasters recorded all over the archipelago throughout history.

Indonesia: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update, 13 – 19 May 2019

Mon, 20 May 2019 12:44:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY. • ASEAN region has been on its tranquil condition with no reported disasters during the past three weeks. However, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) current state is on level “watch”, according to the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).

PREMIUM History of disaster preparedness and BNPB at a glance

Mon, 20 May 2019 01:40:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)

Search for the missing: Rescue workers search for tsunami victims at Carita Beach in Pandeglang, Banten province, last December. Reports put the death count at 430 people with 1,500 others injured following the tsunami, which was triggered by volcanic activity of Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait.