Biden Administration Commits Historic $3.46 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds to Reduce Effects of Climate Change
President Biden approved more than $3.46 billion to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change nationwide. This significant investment will be available…
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More Than 1000 Flood Schemes In The UK To Benefit From Record Investment
Over £860m to be invested in flood alleviation schemes this year with further action including improvements to flood insurance. Thousands more homes and…
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Water-Related Hazards Dominate List Of 10 Most Destructive Disasters
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of natural disasters with the highest human losses in…
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Over 350,000 Evacuated, 33 Dead, 8 Missing After Floods in China
Catastrophic flooding in cities and areas of Henan province in central China has killed as many as 33 people after days of torrential…
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New World Bank Support to Protect 120,000 People Against Flood Risks in Peri-Urban Areas of the Senegal Capital City
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Friday a $155 million financing to support Senegal to reduce flood risks in peri-urban…
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Tropical Cyclone Seroja Slams Into Australia
On April 11, 2021, a category three storm made a rare landfall in Western Australia, causing significant damage to coastal towns that are mostly ill-equipped…
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Deadly Earthquake Hits Indonesia: Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured
The earthquake unleashed dozens of aftershocks, some six kilometres northeast of the city of Majene, causing heavy damage across the city, including to…
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IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit Provides New Resources for Emergency Alerts
FEMA, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), has released the “Integrated Public Alert and Warning…
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South Asia Floods: 9.6 Million People Swamped as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
A humanitarian crisis is deepening in South Asia as new figures reveal that more than 9.6 million people have been affected by monsoon…
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China Sees Flooding Affect 38 Million People
Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, routinely fluctuates in size between the winter and summer seasons. Between 2019 and 2020, however, water levels…
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UK Aid-Backed Drone Technology Supports Ghana’s Coronavirus Fight
A partnership between UK aid and Gavi: the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the Government of Ghana to use Zipline drones to collect coronavirus…
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UNDRR – Disasters Displace More People Than Conflict and Violence
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today reports that as climate change intensifies, extreme weather events, such as floods, storms,…
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PrepTalk Released: Dr Carolyn Kouky’s “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”
Today, the PrepTalk Partners released Dr Carolyn Kousky’s PrepTalk “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”. In her PrepTalk, Kousky demonstrates the essential role…
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SABER Helps Communities Back to Business During & After Disasters
In recent years, severe storm surges, flooding, mass power outages and other natural or man-made emergencies and disasters have affected businesses in myriad…
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Adapting to Climate Change in Jakarta Using Biopori Infiltration Holes
With global climate change comes an increased threat of urban flooding to many towns and cities. In Jakarta, Indonesia, urban flooding is a…
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- Biden Administration Commits Historic $3.46 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds to Reduce Effects of Climate Change
President Biden approved more than $3.46 billion to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change nationwide. This significant investment will be available […] - More Than 1000 Flood Schemes In The UK To Benefit From Record Investment
Over £860m to be invested in flood alleviation schemes this year with further action including improvements to flood insurance. Thousands more homes and […] - Water-Related Hazards Dominate List Of 10 Most Destructive Disasters
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of natural disasters with the highest human losses in […] - Over 350,000 Evacuated, 33 Dead, 8 Missing After Floods in China
Catastrophic flooding in cities and areas of Henan province in central China has killed as many as 33 people after days of torrential […] - New World Bank Support to Protect 120,000 People Against Flood Risks in Peri-Urban Areas of the Senegal Capital City
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Friday a $155 million financing to support Senegal to reduce flood risks in peri-urban […] - Tropical Cyclone Seroja Slams Into Australia
On April 11, 2021, a category three storm made a rare landfall in Western Australia, causing significant damage to coastal towns that are mostly ill-equipped […] - Deadly Earthquake Hits Indonesia: Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured
The earthquake unleashed dozens of aftershocks, some six kilometres northeast of the city of Majene, causing heavy damage across the city, including to […] - IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit Provides New Resources for Emergency Alerts
FEMA, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), has released the “Integrated Public Alert and Warning […] - South Asia Floods: 9.6 Million People Swamped as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
A humanitarian crisis is deepening in South Asia as new figures reveal that more than 9.6 million people have been affected by monsoon […] - China Sees Flooding Affect 38 Million People
Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, routinely fluctuates in size between the winter and summer seasons. Between 2019 and 2020, however, water levels […] - UK Aid-Backed Drone Technology Supports Ghana’s Coronavirus Fight
A partnership between UK aid and Gavi: the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the Government of Ghana to use Zipline drones to collect coronavirus […] - UNDRR – Disasters Displace More People Than Conflict and Violence
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today reports that as climate change intensifies, extreme weather events, such as floods, storms, […] - PrepTalk Released: Dr Carolyn Kouky’s “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”
Today, the PrepTalk Partners released Dr Carolyn Kousky’s PrepTalk “Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance”. In her PrepTalk, Kousky demonstrates the essential role […] - SABER Helps Communities Back to Business During & After Disasters
In recent years, severe storm surges, flooding, mass power outages and other natural or man-made emergencies and disasters have affected businesses in myriad […] - Adapting to Climate Change in Jakarta Using Biopori Infiltration Holes
With global climate change comes an increased threat of urban flooding to many towns and cities. In Jakarta, Indonesia, urban flooding is a […] - UNICEF Appeals for US$10 Million to Support Flood-affected Children in South Sudan
While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Sudan launched a flash appeal asking for US$10 million to respond to the […] - River Thames Flood Defence Scheme Set to Receive £270million Funding
Surrey County Council’s cabinet is set to agree £270 million of funding for long term flood risk management work across Surrey to protect […]
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