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In 1989, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 13 as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to drive a globally collaborative effort for disaster risk reduction. Since...

Program/Project Management Job in Philippines about Climate Change and Environment, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from CRS; closing on 16 Jun 2023

Program/Project Management Job in Indonesia about Climate Change and Environment, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from CRS; closing on 31 May 2023

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI/PRNewswire): Entering its 30th year since being founded in 1993, WOTR, in collaboration with its partners, has helped regenerate over 2.22 million hectares of degraded landscapes/watersheds and created over 158 billion litres of potential water harvesting capacity. As it marks the beginning of its 30th year of operation, WOTR (Watershed Organisation Trust) is proud to commemorate nearly three decades of service to rural communities in India. Since its founding in 1993, the organization has focused on reducing rural poverty and implementing community-...

What we need to learn from Freetown's landslide tragedy Last week, disaster hit Sierra Leone, one of the jewels of Africa. At least 500 people were killed after a mudslide tore through a suburb of the capital Freetown. Hundreds of people are still missing and thousands more are left homeless. This is a moment of pain that will forever be etched in our memories as Africans, but simply remembering this tragedy is not enough. We need to learn from it.  Let’s put things in perspective. In Sierra Leone and across Africa, the science is unequivocal: Climate change, alongside other man-made el...