What is Sendai Framework? (Part 3)
The Sendai Framework, Build Up A new blueprint for Disaster Risk Reduction was adopted at Sendai at the end of the... Read More
What is Sendai Framework? (Part 2)
Background The second of the World Disaster Reduction Conferences at Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, in Year 2005 was particularly symbolic (... Read More
What is Sendai Framework?
Article 1 – Background Life has always had to fight with natural disasters and hazards for survival. Rapid advancements in science and... Read More
Disaster Management: Role of India
Addressing the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in Delhi, Home Minister and Minister of State for Home, shared the... Read More
Technology Assistance in Disaster Management.
Thousands of people can be impacted by a man-made or natural disaster within seconds, and the availability of tools that can help... Read More
Japan, Taiwan and New Zealand collaborate on seismic hazard models
Seismic Hazard Models (using complex calculations) are used to predict possibility of earthquakes in a given time frame in future. And to... Read More
New Urban Agenda to reduce disaster losses
66% of world population will be living in cities by Year 2050 (as against 54 % presently). The urbanization is rapid with... Read More
Vietnam Economy Hurting Badly From the Worst Ever Ecological Disaster Which Caused Tons of Fish to Die
Vietnam’s otherwise resilient economy is already affected by slowdown in mining and agriculture (adverse weather conditions) this year. The fish... Read More
A Moment of Darkness is the opportunity for light
On Oct. 12, Patrolling Officer Chase Miller responded to a 911 call requesting help at a Kentucky Fried Chicken for a little... Read More
Typhoon Haima smashes into China after killing 13 in the Philippines
Few days after Typhoon Sarika caused severe flooding in Philippines, Category 1 TyphoonHaima struckNorthernPhilippines causing heavy rain and landslides,leaving 13 people dead.... Read More