A collaborative program launched between APRU and Tohoku University to nurture future leaders in advanced disaster risk reduction research HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 2023, 21% more natural ...

The United Nations system, coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction, has guidelines for nations and municipalities to manage natural hazard risk. Foremost among these, in many ...

On 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction, HelpAge and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) issued a joint call for greater involvement of older people in ...

Building on the progress achieved through previous Bank-financed projects, the Second Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO II) project ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of the Philippines to ...

World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub: Ready to Rebuild Video Series The R2R Program is jointly developed and implemented by the World Bank and the Philippine government through the ...

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...

A series of MAPA–TANAW Barangay Information Sessions for groups of Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) officials. (Photo: Catbalogan CDRRMO) In Catbalogan City, science and technology can help ...

The benefits of integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) have been emphasized in the literature for year snow, and practitioners are increasingly realizing how ...

VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakhapatnam has been selected under Phase-II of the Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme (UFRMP) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with an allocation of Rs 200 ...