08 Oct 2013
This 2012 ALNAP paper on urban lessons was written by David Sanderson, Paul Knox-Clarke and Leah Campbell and builds off a prior 2009 study written by Ian O’Donnell, Kristin Smart and Ben Ramalingam. It offers lessons pertaining to effecti...
Tags: Report, Behavior Change and Disaster Preparedness, Community Risk Assessment, Urban Risk Reduction
26 Nov 2014
From www.iris.edu/educate. In 1985, a Great magnitude 8.1 subduction-zone earthquake occurred beneath the coast of Michoacan Mexico. Despite the 350-km distance from the earthquake epicenter to Mexico City,most of the 9,500 fatalities occurred there...
Tags: Video, Early Warning Systems, Earthquake
28 Jul 2015
ONE PERSON EVERY SECOND: According to a new study, natural disasters displace one person a second. Take a look into the growing trend displacing millions of people. Watch the short video by following the link below. Video Link Natural Disasters Di...
Tags: Video, Climate Change Adaptation