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Global: My city is getting ready, is yours?(0)
Bonn Germany–The earthquake that wreaked havoc on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, earlier this year, and the continuing fallout of volcanic ash from Iceland that has paralysed large parts of Europe, reinforce the urgency for cities to take the necessary steps to put in place much-needed disaster reduction plans.
With more than half the world’s population living in urban [...]
Global: Experts warn of future volcanic eruptions and possible flight disruption
London UK–Since the start of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption there has been much speculation about an eruption of its larger neighbour, Katla.
In a report published today, experts from the newly formed UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction warn that with the high frequency of eruptions of Katla, an eruption in the short term is a [...]
Global: Slums could trigger complex humanitarian crises
Johannesburg–A lack of clean water and sanitation in burgeoning slums could trigger a complex set of humanitarian crises says a new paper, Urban Catastrophes: The Wat/San Dimension, by the Humanitarian Futures Programme (HFP) of King’s College London, which keeps an eye on possible crises that could emerge in the not too distant future.
Using plausible but [...]
Global: Fleeing disaster can be a good thing
Johannesburg–The hapless people flooding ports and airport terminals in developed countries are occasionally seen as “environmental migrants” or even “environmentally induced migrants”, fleeing natural disasters in their part of the world.
Now, some countries have begun turning this displacement into a positive learning experience by providing such migrants with temporary work permits to help them earn [...]
