A decade after an earthquake killed more than 200,000 people, farmers in Haiti are still waiting to receive compensation for their land used to build an industrial park By Jacob Kushner CARACOL,...
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Saving Indonesians from climate disasters, one social media post at a time
Indonesia suffers hundreds of natural disasters every year By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Can bots save lives? An Indonesian architect who harnesses social...
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Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement
With disasters uprooting 24 million people a year, pressure grows on governments to reduce the risk, and do more to protect the displaced (Fixes number in para 18 after IDMC correction to 2.8 million...
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Most children in orphanages are not orphans
Orphanages have become a lucrative business in developing countries, leading to the trafficking of children to fill them By Emma Batha LONDON, Nov 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Millions of...
'Facebook for disasters' app helped Indonesian neighbours save lives - researchers
Similar to a localised message board, users post information as disasters unfold, allowing community members to take immediate action By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Thomson Reuters...
Wellington adds water 'islands' as city lifeline after quakes
by Michael Taylor | @MickSTaylor | Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday, 18 October 2018 11:00 GMT By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Weeks after a powerful 2016...
After Indonesia quake, empowering coastal communities will save lives: UN
Indonesia has suffered more deaths from tsunamis than any other country, according to the United Nations By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A week after a massive...
Women masons help build stronger homes in quake-hit Nepal
by Arun Karki | Thomson Reuters Foundation With men abroad for jobs, women are learning building skills - giving them an income and the country a faster recovery RAIGAUN, Nepal, Sept 26 (Thomson...
From refugees to earthquakes, Istanbul ready for a reshape, say city planners
Istanbul's population is expected to grow by a third in the next two decades By Adela Suliman BONN, Germany - Faced with a fast-growing population and risks from earthquakes and flooding, Istanbul...
Violence and landslides block aid access to Papua New Guinea quake victims
At least 132 people have been killed, 500 injured and about 43,000 uprooted from their homes, while 270,000 are urgently in need of assistance By Jared Ferrie PHNOM PENH, April 12 (Thomson Reuters...
Mexico City 'much better prepared' for earthquakes, says mayor
by Sophie Hares | @SophieHares | Thomson Reuters Foundation Mexico City, Feb 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Five months after a large earthquake shook Mexico City, the capital is better prepared...
At-risk Caribbean island on long road to make hospitals, schools safer
by Anastasia Moloney | @anastasiabogota | Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:43 GMT "We're waiting for an earthquake to come at any moment" By Anastasia Moloney SANTO DOMINGO,...
Solar water pumps up incomes for Nepal's quake-hit farmers
"Before (the pump) we used to walk two or three hours a day to collect water" By Adela Suliman SHIKHARPUR, Nepal, Feb 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the village of Shikharpur in Nepal's remote...
Quake alerts no substitute for resilient buildings, communities - Mexico scientists
By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Expanding Mexico's early warning system and speeding up its alerts could save more lives when earthquakes strike, but making...
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FACTBOX-Asia-Pacific: the world's most disaster-prone region
A person in Asia-Pacific is five times more likely to be hit by a natural disaster than someone living in other regions By Beh Lih Yi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 2...
Mexico steps up to unique triple disaster threat
*Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Mexico has been working to improve its early warning systems and disaster risk management for over...
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Haitian activists urge U.S. not to deport quake refugees
by Sebastien Malo | @SebastienMalo | Thomson Reuters Foundation Wednesday, 10 May 2017 17:58 GMT U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secretary John Kelly must decide by May 23 whether to prolong...
Nepal quake recovery, done right, could ease migration pressure
By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK, April 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two years after powerful twin earthquakes in Nepal killed thousands of people and displaced millions, the slow pace of reconstruction...
Two years on, few cheer, many groan as Nepal quake reconstruction limps on
"The pace could be expedited if more trained engineers and artisans were to be pressed into service" By Gopal Sharma GIRANCHAUR, Nepal, April 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giranchaur is the...
Chile's "city of disasters" steps up climate change protection
"We are sitting everyone at the table" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Reducing inequality, securing water supplies and strengthening disaster prevention are...