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As the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the U.S Agency for

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Panel Discusses Resilience Against Disasters | News | The Harvard Crimson

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, has j...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, has j...

The magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, this week could have inflicted heavy damage had the quake been shallow and onshore.

English News and Press Release on Somalia about Disaster Management; published on 16 Aug 2021 by UNDRR

Under the umbrella of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in Somalia, the UNDRR ROAS organized a National Training Workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitor, in

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER, together with many partners from the space, Earth observations, and civil protection communities, and regional and international organizations have conducted a variety of efforts since June 2014 as a way of spearheading efforts regarding the incorporation of the use of space-based technologies and applications and Earth observation in the context of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030.

The United Nations designated the period between 1990-1999 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). Under the umbrella of IDNDR, experts from many fields began to shape the global framework for disaster risks and their management. Of particular relevance was the introduction of several concepts related to disaster-risk, including hazard, vulnerability, exposure, and risk; as well as the need to reduce disaster-risks for a more sustainable development of communities wor...

Technological Trends in Remote Sensing Significant technological advances and substantial reductions in the costs of operating satellites, launch services, supporting infrastructure, data storage and transmission technologies have led to a dramatic rise in the availability of satellite imagery for civilian use in recent years. This rise in availability of satellite imagery stems from a larger number of satellites launched into orbit by space agencies from many countries of the world and some pri...