Japan + 1 more
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing a critical examination of how communities and countries prepare for multiple, overlapping crises. Here are a few lessons the Japanese Red Cross Society learned after...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sri Lanka is a lower middle-income country with an estimated total population of 23 million people. More than a decade after the country’s civil war ended, there has been...
Algeria + 1 more
An earthquake of 6.0 M (5.9 M for the Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center of Algeria, CRAAG) at a depth of 10 km occurred off the northern coast of Bejaia Province...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Indonesia was hit with several major earthquakes and tsunamis in 2018 with the first major ones striking off Lombok on 29 July 2018 with the...
World + 8 more
New report: Alarming levels of climate-related displacement Kuala Lumpur, 16 March 2021 -- A new report reveals 12.6 million people have been internally displaced around the world in the last six...
The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 and ensuing tsunami took more than 18 000 lives and wreaked untold damage. The key takeaways of this edition are: The 2011 earthquake exceeded assumptions of...
World + 1 more
The UN chief urged countries to make sure they invest the funds necessary to prevent and manage disasters, in a solemn message of remembrance on Wednesday for the 18,400 people who died or are...
World + 1 more
March 11, 2021 Tokyo, Japan Authors: Shoko Takemoto, Naho Shibuya, and Keiko Sakoda Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), a mega-disaster that marked Japan...
New Zealand + 3 more
Two earthquakes of 7.4 M and 8.1 M at a depth of 56 km and 19 km occurred offshore in the South Pacific Ocean very close to the northern Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) on 4 March. The epicentre of...
World + 3 more
The countries bordering the North-East Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjacent seas will take part from 8 to 10 March in a tsunami preparedness exercise, set up under the aegis of UNESCO's...
New Zealand + 11 more
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New Zealand + 11 more
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Contrary to many other years of the 21st century, no earthquake has left a global scale footprint in 2020. But 2020 was dominated by smaller destructive earthquakes with only local impact. This...
World + 92 more
Executive Summary This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during...
Tonga + 1 more
16th February, 2021 On Tuesday 16th February 2021, the Australian High Commissioner to Tonga, His Excellency Mr Adrian Morrison with the Minister for MEIDECC, the Honourable Mr Poasi Mataele Tei...
Summary Disaster displacement is one of the world's biggest humanitarian and sustainable development challenges, and climate change and urbanisation are expected to aggravate the phenomenon. IDMC has...
The Copernicus Risk and Recovery Mapping (RRM) is part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), which is providing maps and analyses based on satellite imagery (before, during or after...
KEY MESSAGES Maldives experiences a consistently warm climate and has already experienced warming trends, with increases of 0.8°C between 1978 and 2018. Future projections are clouded by the...
Abstract The 2020 edition of the Atlas of the Human Planet presents policy-relevant examples provided by users of Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) products. Following a call for contribution, 37...
n Islamic Relief project due to complete next month is helping communities in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to better protect themselves when disasters strike. On 28 September 2018, three earthquakes struck...