Tsunami

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Limiting environmental damage in Sri Lanka

A programme is working to enhance Sri Lanka’s recovery from the 2004 tsunami by improving environmental infrastructure in the coastal district of Ampara.

The Environmental Remediation Programme (ERP) focuses on solid waste management, environmental restoration and improvement of urban surface water drainage. The programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNOPS, in collaboration with the local authorities and communities in each stage of the project, from design to completion.

Managing solid waste

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CAG hauls up Tamil Nadu for poor disaster management systems

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Times of India

CHENNAI: If there is a natural calamity, say another tsunami, the state is just not equipped to handle it. A report of the Comptroller and Audit General of India, the premier auditing agency, which was tabled in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, said as much. "The emergency operation centres (EOCs) are not in a state of readiness...These EOCs, which are the nerve centres of early warning system, were non-functional and not in a state of operational readiness," said the CAG report.

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The Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster: a Compilation of Published Literature on Health Needs and Relief Activities, March 2011-September 2012

Abstract

Objective

To provide an overview of the health needs following the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster and the lessons identified.

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Minds traumatised by disaster heal themselves without therapy

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Guardian

Aid agencies that promote one-off counselling sessions after major traumas only prolong victims' suffering

One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded hit on Boxing Day 2004. The resulting tsunami devastated huge swaths of the Indian Ocean coastline and left an estimated quarter of a million people dead across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Aid agencies quickly arrived to help battered and traumatised survivors.

Read the full report on the Guardian

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Earthquake and Tsunami Operations Update n° 11

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Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 January 2013 – 31 March 2013

Highlights:

Operations Update No. 11 captures the activities of the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (GEJET) over the past three months.

  • During this reporting period, the second anniversary of the disaster was commemorated. JRCS has completed a number of reconstruction projects, while many early recovery support programmes for displaced people have come to an end.

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Update: Two years since the tsunami

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Mercy Corps

Two years have passed since Japan’s Tohoku coast was ravaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami. Thousands of lives lost, hundreds of thousands of survivors left without shelter, and millions of dollars in monetary damage were left behind when the ocean waters retreated.

Much has changed in Japan in the past two years, yet much has painfully stayed the same in the tsunami zone. Mercy Corps assisted in the emergent aftermath of the disaster, and has continued to provide support for local small merchants, helping to revive the badly struggling local economies.

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Safeguarding students in disaster-prone Aceh

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Islamic Relief

Children learning first aid techniques at school

Islamic Relief has made sure that three vulnerable schools in disaster-prone Indonesia are ready for when the worst happens.

In a project funded by Islamic Relief Netherlands, we worked with local partner the PKPU to deliver the project. It saw us working collaboratively with two vulnerable elementary schools and one junior high in Aceh, an area that was devastated by the boxing-day tsunami of 2004.

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Task to customize coastal zone hazard reduction curriculum begins for Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam – With one of the longest continuous coastlines in the world, Vietnam is at risk of a wide-range of coastal hazards. From tropical cyclones to tsunamis, coastal communities require more disaster preparedness than ever as the country is experiencing adverse effects of climate change.

To achieve more resilient coastal communities, there is a need to build capacity at national and local levels on how to reduce disaster risks. ADPC is currently working to customize training curriculum to meet the needs of the most vulnerable to such hazards.

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New Omani sea level stations strengthen tsunami warning systems in the Western Indian Ocean

The new stations and a national early warning system in Oman will strengthen the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.

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Pacific tsunami warning system put to the test

Thirty-nine nation States, territories, and commonwealths* are taking part in an exercise that will test Pacific Rim countries’ reactivity in the event of a tsunami from 1 to 14 May. Organized by the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS), created under the aegis of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the simulation aims to validate proposed new tsunami forecasting products of the U.S.A.’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC).

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East Asia (MAA54001) Annual Report 2012

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IFRC

This report covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2012

Overview

The IFRC’s East Asia regional delegation (EARD) serves to support and build capacities within the national societies (NSs) of the East Asia region. The region includes China, Mongolia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. The IFRC supports all five national Red Cross Societies in the region and additionally has long-term planning frameworks specifically for the NSs in China, Mongolia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Singapore opens S$5m nursery school in Shichigahama

Town was hit by 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

The Singapore Red Cross, together with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local Shichigahama officials today opened the Shichigahama Toyama Nursery School, marking a major milestone in the rebuilding efforts following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The ceremony was attended by Guest-of-Honour Mr Sam Tan, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Culture, Community and Youth and Mr Yoshio Watanabe, Mayor of Shichigahama Town.

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Where the Sea Has Risen Too High Already

By Catherine Wilson

AUKI, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands, Apr 30 2013 (IPS) - The deceptively calm waters of Langa Langa Lagoon on the west coast of Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands is home to thousands of people who have lived on artificial islands for centuries. For generations the islanders in this south-west Pacific nation have employed tenacity and ingenuity to maintain their existence on these tiny low-lying man-made atolls, devoid of freshwater and arable land. But climate change is now the greatest threat to their survival.

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Building Resilience to Natural Disasters and Major Economic Crises

A new report shows how various parties in the region can work together to weave resilience into economic, social and environmental policies.

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Philippines mulls formula donations during disasters

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IRIN

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, 30 April 2013 (IRIN) - Health authorities in the Philippines were vigilant in keeping out infant formula donations when Typhoon Bopha hit last December, but activists are concerned the infant formula industry will succeed in pushing through legislative changes that will allow formula donations in future emergencies, making it harder to convince women in those crises to continue exclusive breastfeeding.

IRIN:

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

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Sharing this earth: on common ground - Annual Report 2012

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Caritas

The Caritas Annual Report shows our work in 2012 through five strategic priorities identified during the year: addressing poverty at home and abroad, responding to emergencies, upholding the dignity and rights of indigenous peoples, promoting environmental justice, and connecting effectively with our Catholic community.

Public donations topped $3 million last year, including a record Lent total of more than $900,000. We are grateful for the government’s New Zealand Aid Programme which contributed almost $1 million towards Caritas development and relief programmes.

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Perú y Chile acuerdan inédita agenda bilateral en manejo de desastres y política habitacional y urbana

Los ministros de Vivienda y Urbanismo de Chile, Rodrigo Pérez, y de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento del Perú, René Cornejo, acordaron una inédita agenda bilateral para compartir experiencias en políticas habitacionales y urbanas, prevenir y enfrentar desastres naturales, y regularizar títulos de propiedad.

Así lo anunció el secretario de Estado chileno tras participar en Lima en el Foro Económico Mundial (WEF en su sigla en inglés), en su versión para América Latina, organismo internacional en el que Pérez preside el Consejo de Riesgo Catastrófico.

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Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tsunamis, Floods and Volcanoes – assessing the human impact of each

PLOS Currents: Disasters has published a set of five papers on the human impact of five different natural disasters: cyclones, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.

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The Human Impact of Tsunamis: a Historical Review of Events 1900-2009 and Systematic Literature Review

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Although rare, tsunamis have the potential to cause considerable loss of life and injury as well as widespread damage to the natural and built environments. The objectives of this review were to describe the impact of tsunamis on human populations in terms of mortality, injury, and displacement and, to the extent possible, identify risk factors associated with these outcomes. This is one of five reviews on the human impact of natural disasters.

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