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'Highly unlikely' global community will meet 2030 goal to reduce casualties, damage, says International Science Council; floods and storms, exacerbated by climate change, top list

The apex Cambodian business association’s leaders are convinced that their new representative office in the Sendai region will materially accelerate the Kingdom’s trade and economic relations with Japan, largely by tapping into the opportunities created by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

The cascading disasters are setting back hard-won development gains in many parts of the world - Click the link for more details.

Join us for an IIED Debates event on 7 March to rethink how we can increase the coherence between disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation expenditure

Aside from banks, about 20 insurers, including Britam Holdings, have ruled out insuring Eacop.

Get information on the Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 Initial Analysis: Soluble Organic Matter (SOM) Team reveals organic molecule compositions in samples of asteroid Ryugu. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an organization, from basic research in the aerospace field to development and utilization.

Mount Fuji, Japanese Fuji-san, also spelled Fujisan, also called Fujiyama or Fuji no Yama, highest mountain in Japan. It rises to 12,388 feet (3,776 metres) near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures) of central Honshu, about 60 miles (100 km) west of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. It is a volcano that has been dormant since its last eruption, in 1707, but is still generally classified as active by geologists. The mountain is the major feature of Fuji-Hakone-...

By Hiran H. Senewiratne Fourteen districts that are at risk in the event of a tsunami, should be prepared to deal with it in the event of an emergency, as the tsunami poses the greatest risk of disaster in this country, Director, Disaster Management Center, Sunil Jayaweera said. The Tri-Forces have been trained and given […]

Prevention is a ‘no-brainer’: top UN disaster risk reduction official on Türkiye-Syria quakes - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

The prefecture, which was devastated by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, will host a meeting of science and technology ministers from the G7 advanced economies this year.