Floods that wipe out entire settlements, earthquakes that destroy lodgings, heat waves that strike entire regions, all affect the elderly in very drastic ways: older citizens have special needs when it comes to evacuation, protection of assets, and communication, that need to be reflected in disaster preparedness and prevention plans. Currently, some 26 million elderly …
German IRDR National Committee and HelpAge on International Day for Disaster ReductionRead More »
TACTIC (Tools, methods And training for CommuniTIes and society to better prepare for a Crisis) aims to increase preparedness to large-scale and cross-border disasters amongst communities in Europe. From 13 to 14 October, 2014, the TACTIC consortium held its first workshop on good practices in disaster preparedness. Hosted by IMGW-PIB, the workshop took place in …
TACTIC Consortium holds workshop on good practices in disaster preparednessRead More »
13 October is the International Day for Disaster Reduction, with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC holding a free public forum in Canberra to raise awareness. The forum featured a panel of speakers who explored Australia’s contribution to natural disaster risk reduction at home and in the region. The panel (pictured above with CEO Dr …
Australia’s BNHCRC event acknowledges International Day for Disaster ReductionRead More »
Chaired by RADI Director-General Prof. Guo Huadong, this joint seminar, and the preparations that preceded it, offered an opportunity for IRDR and the RADI-based UNESCO Centre HIST (International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage) to explore possibilities for future collaboration. Speakers were the IRDR Executive Director R. Klein and HIST advisor and …
“Sustainable Deltas 2015” (SD2015) launched today at the ‘Deltas in Times of Climate Change II International Conference’ in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The initiative seeks to focus attention and research on the value and vulnerability of deltas worldwide, and promote and enhance international and regional cooperation among scientists, policymakers and other stakeholders. Deltas cover 1% of …
ICSU-endorsed initiative “Sustainable Deltas 2015” launchedRead More »
The Belmont Forum, a group of global change research funding agencies, had convened a mid-term meeting of funded collaborative research projects under the Call “Coastal Vulnerability”. The meeting was convened by the TPO (NERC) alongside the ‘Deltas in Times of Change II’ conference in Rotterdam on 23 September 2014. Together with its sister programme “Freshwater …
IRDR Affiliated Project TRUC at Belmont Forum meeting on Coastal VulnerabilitiesRead More »
Hosted by the Spanish Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias, the Chair of the EFDRR, the 5th European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction was co-organized in collaboration with the Council of Europe (EUR-OPA), European Commission and UNISDR Europe from 6-8 October 2014. The meeting called for a strong joint action to face the common …
Outcome of the 5th European Forum for Disaster Risk ReductionRead More »
Turkey, Chair of the Governance and Accountability for DRR Working Group, presented the “Report on Governance and Accountability of the Hyogo Framework for Action: The European Perspective” during the recent European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) in Madrid, Spain this October. The report examined best practices in disaster risk reduction based on a review …
Turkey presents Report on Governance and Accountability of the HFARead More »
Nearly 300 partnerships between governments, businesses and civil society organizations from all over the world have been registered to support small island developing states bringing the total value of these commitments to over USD $1.9 billion, based from a UN press release at the conclusion of the Third Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) …
The 3rd International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (3ICUDR) from 28 September 28- to 1 October 2014 is currently taking place in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Organized by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and co-hosted by Natural Hazards Center, the conference builds on an established practice of international collaboration and knowledge-sharing after disaster events in Japan, US, …