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English News and Press Release on World about Disaster Management; published on 31 May 2021 by FAO

We need to redesign institutions to be proactive, agile, and socially just when confronted with compound risks that have become increasingly likely. Image credit: Dave Cutler (artist). Because the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency is a protracted crisis that entails waves of infections over several months, the pandemic will inevitably continue to collide with other social and environmental shocks and disruptions, leading to increased risk of compound disasters (1). Globally, we have...

Somali Shock Responsive Safety Nets (SRSN) learning event Format Somalia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA), the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM), the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) and the Somali Cash Consortium held a learning event on Shock Responsive Safety Nets on 19th April 2021. 50 people attended the event hosted by th...

Ethiopia: Flood - Early Action Protocol summary (EAP2021ET01) Format The IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total allocation of CHF 350, 000 from its Forecast based Action (FbA) mechanism for the Ethiopia Red Cross Society. The approved amount consists of an immediate allocation of CHF 101,777 for readiness and pre-positioning and CHF 248,223 automatically allocated to implement early actions once the defined triggers are met. The FbA by the DREF is a Forecast-based Finan...

Philippines: Floods - Early Action Protocol summary (EAP2021PH02) Format The IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total allocation of CHF 234,809 (direct costs) from its Forecast based Action (FbA) mechanism for the Philippines Red Cross (PRC). The approved amount consists of an immediate allocation of CHF 79,215 for readiness and pre-positioning and CHF 157,751 automatically allocated to implement early actions once the defined triggers are met. The FbA by the DREF is a Fo...

An Application of Flood Risk Analysis for Impact Based Forecasting in Kenya Format Abstract Floods continue to be the most devastating natural disasters, whose frequency and intensity are increasing due to climate change. Extreme floods have posed significant risks to most parts of Kenya making it one of the most flood-prone country in the world. As such, disaster resilience projects are important to reduce the impacts of extreme flood events to vulnerable communities. The flood risk analysis a...

MoU between Forecasting and Warning Centre and BDRCS Format A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board under the Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society at the Conference Room of Pani Bhaban. Feroz Salah Uddin, Secretary General of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society signed on behalf of the BDRCS and Nurul Amin, Chief Engineer of Hydrology Department s...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has provided emergency funds for Mongolia to protect the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of herders after the national weather agency forecast the country was facing one of its most extreme winters on record. Mongolia’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring has warned that more than 60 percent of the country is at risk of an extreme winter, with temperatures forecast to plummet to extreme lows...