08 Aug 2017
In developing countries the agriculture sector absorbs 23 percent of the total damage and losses. Between 2005 and 2014, approximately USD 93 billion was lost in crop and livestock production due to natural hazards and disasters in developing coun...
Tags: Report, Drought, Early Warning Systems, Earthquake, Flood, Heat Wave, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
15 Dec 2014
Denny Morrison challenges three commonly held but irrational beliefs about behavioral health care: first, that having a mental illness or addiction is a stigma. (“To compare ‘having a bad day’ to major depression,” he says, ...
Tags: Video, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
26 Nov 2014
Ten-minute clip of Japan’s earthquake early warning system. Both Japan and Mexico have earthquake early warning systems that lets people know of an earthquake 5-50 seconds in advance.
Tags: Video, Early Warning Systems, Earthquake