Flood alerthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10525169.stmBy Navin Singh Khadka Environment reporter, BBC News Floods in the region affect millions of people each year A number of South Asian countries and China have made significant progress to improve the region's flood warning system, officials have said. Countries plan to exchange rainfall and river....Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:41:00 +0200bbcenbbc-3f1124b8172070419ad33741a6c6ef1eNaturalDisastersEnvironment35.2086 110.727Haiti and Mozambique most vulnerable to economic losses from natural disastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MMAO-876BVU?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PNew research identifying Haiti and Mozambique as the countries most vulnerable to economic losses from natural disasters also classifies a number of industrialised economies, including Italy, Japan, China, USA, Spain and France, as "high risk" environments for investors, insurers and business.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:25:00 +0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-d9950442612d286b8c1933b388606a34EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeEuropeAidWorldBankEcology18.54299 -72.343102-25.9622 32.5737World's Most Comprehensive Assessment of Mangroves Reveals Threats & Opportunities to Global Economyhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-87CLVV?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSAbout one fifth of all mangroves are thought to have been lost since 1980. Although losses are slowing at 0.7 per cent a year, the authors warn that any further destruction due to shrimp farming and coastal development will cause significant economic and ecological decline.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:24:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-24e2c69c9dcb2c65346f8fde91f85347ClimateChangeEnergyEnvironmentNaturalDisastersUNbodiesEcologyClimateActionAgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidIndia: Andhra Pradesh Relief to Development Projectshttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/ASHU-87MK9W?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSIn August 2009, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) completed its three year Andhra Pradesh Relief to Development (APR2D) Project which stemmed from the devastating South Asian tsunami of December 2004 that claimed close to 200,000 lives and wiped out homes, livelihoods and infrastructure.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:22:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-0ac6956cee4a07ec11f0d6a343757f66NaturalDisasters16.5783225556221 79.543280723376Haiti and Mozambique most vulnerable to economic losses from natural disastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MMAO-876BVU?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThe Natural Disasters Economic Loss Index (NDELI), released by risk intelligence and ratings company, Maplecroft, evaluates the economic impact of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, storms, flooding, drought, landslides, extreme temperatures and epidemics between 1980 and 2010.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:03:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-d9950442612d286b8c1933b388606a34EuropeAidNaturalDisastersEnvironmentEUTerritoriesClimateChangeEcologyWorldBank18.54299 -72.343102-25.9622 32.5737Asian flood alert systems make 'significant progress’http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/07/08/news0609.htmBBC News A number of South Asian countries and China have made significant progress to improve the region's flood warning system, officials have said. Countries plan to exchange rainfall and river flow data in order to provide advance warning of potential floods. The idea is a decade old, but has not yet been implemented.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:38:00 +0200nationittefaqennationittefaq-22fdc3361547e0d8e1507930607247e7NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.727China faces worst floods in years, Japan on alerthttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/16/worldupdates/2010-07-15T184235Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-501382-3&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) - Heavy rains and powerful winds battered East Asia on Thursday, pressing authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in Japan and putting China on alert for its worst floods in years.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:06:00 +0200thestarenthestar-f64e6f390a17db7855b600ad9d47ae4aNaturalDisasters35.2086 110.727Global: Haiti and Mozambique most vulnerable to disaster losseshttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MMAO-876BVU?OpenDocument2010-07-09 New research identifying Haiti and Mozambique as the countries most vulnerable to economic losses from natural disasters also classifies a number of industrialised economies, including Italy, Japan, China, USA, Spain and France, as "high risk" environments for investors, insurers and business.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:03:00 +0200pambazukaenpambazuka-d9950442612d286b8c1933b388606a34EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeEuropeAidWorldBankEcology18.54299 -72.343102-25.9622 32.5737