08 Apr 2015
This paper was prepared as an input to the fourth Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR). The GAR reports biannually on global progress, trends, and challenges in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR). It also serves as an ins...
Tags: Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
28 Nov 2014
Find more Earth Focus content at https://www.linktv.org/earthfocusOnce nearly wiped out by a landslide, a town in the Philippines finds a new way to manage natural disasters. More than 70 percent of St. Bernard and the surrounding area are highly vu...
Tags: Video, Early Warning Systems, Landslide
12 Sep 2024
Authors: Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun (Federal University of Technology Akure), Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo (University College Dublin), Peter Elias (University of Lagos) This research investigates the use of early warning resources for extreme heat in slum com...
Tags: Research, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education