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By Simi Mehta, Amita Bhaduri* Aftermath of the Chamoli disaster 2021, it has become essential to not to alter the environment. The environmental change is taking lives and livelihoods of people which is compensated with the meager amount of financial aid. Headlines reported that 70 people have been dead and 139 are missing. State government promised to provide financial aid of Rs 4 lakh to family of deceased. The disasters in Uttarakhand dates back to 1990s and the series continues. Thirty year...

Future dialog discussed with International Migration Organization Politics Published 02.03.2021 2012 Vice-premier, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov has held online meeting with Central Asia Regional Coordinator of International Migration Organization, IMO Representative in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Zeynal Gajiyev. During the meeting, the...

Climate Bridge Fund – Call for concept note under climate change window in Bangladesh le 02/03/2021 Climate Bridge Fund – Call for concept note under climate change window in Bangladesh The Climate Bridge Fund (CBF) is a trust fund established by BRAC, with support from the government of Germany. It is an innovative, direct climate finance mechanism, which supports registered NGOs located in Bangladesh. The Climate Bridge Fund has been set up to ‘bridge’ the financial gap – from short...

Palau upholds gender equality, social inclusion in disaster risk management Format Palau has taken concrete action to leave no one behind in its disaster risk management efforts. Forty-two (42) staff (21 women and 21 men) from the public sector and civil society organisations who engage in national and community disaster risk management in Palau received training to integrate a gender, age, disability and cultural perspective in policies and practices of disaster risk management. The two-day wo...

Chairman, Tarun Bharat Singh, Alwar, and Waterman of India. “The Himalayan Rivers exist in steep slopes and seismic zones. The government has to tradeoff between promoting tourism or contemplating on the fact that the superfluous rivers should be favored back either as means of conservation or pilgrimage. Every river conservation policy should have incorporated the factors of climate change. Overexploitation of such rivers and natural resources at the source or origin will produce devastating...

Share This The FINANCIAL -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – has launched a new Focus Group to contend with the increasing prevalence and severity of natural disasters with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). In close collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the ITU Focus Group on AI for natural disaster m...

GFDRR Annual Report 2020 - Bringing Resilience to Scale Format About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. It provides an overview of grant-making activities in six regions and across GFDRR’s eight targeted areas of engagement. It explores some areas of the work in greater depth and includes financial statements for the fiscal year. GFDRR is committed to further strengthening its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, ensuring th...

World Vision India Reinforces the Importance of Coordinated and Effective Mental Health Response during Emergencies. As the rains continued, more and more families were trapped at relief camps, mostly in schools. Their children, who used to happily play around the communities, had to spend the whole day at the classrooms, their new houses, and the corridors. One classroom was shared by several families. Lack of space, clothes, food and sleep made children bored and impatient. World Vision India...

Amcham advises companies to plan for disasters, pandemics Friday 19 February 2021 Coco Reef Resort and Spa, Crown Point, Tobago. Companies in the region must include planning for the impact of natural disasters and pandemics in their strategic vision, advised the American Chamber of Commerce TT. File photo - Companies must include continuity planning among their long-term strategic goals, especially since the region is vulnerable to the negative impact of natural disasters and pandemics, Amer...

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