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| Jul 11, 2026 | Venezuela Earthquake Toll Climbs to 4,333 as Navy Warship Built for Broken Ports Takes Over | By Jerry Owens
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| Jun 2, 2026 | Strengthening Whole-of-Society Capacities for DRR and Climate Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Innovative Mechanisms | 29 May 2026, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR and its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) Jeju in collaboration with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and its Division for Public Instit... |
| May 14, 2026 | Nigeria: New Report Maps Critical Vulnerabilities in Global Interconnected Systems | A new report has outlined risk scenarios on earth, at sea, and in space, raising concern about the fragility of global interconnected digital systems and offering a roadmap for preparedness.
The report, tagged: 'When Digital Systems Fail--T... |
| May 13, 2026 | Uganda: The Day Kampala Goes Offline | What happens when mobile money fails, hospitals lose data, and the invisible infrastructure behind modern life suddenly stops working?
What if, tomorrow morning in Kampala, your mobile phone stopped working - not because the battery died, n... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Kenya: Kisumu, UNDP Partner to Transform Disaster Management Through Drone Technology | Kisumu — The County Government of Kisumu has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to roll out a drone-based risk mapping initiative.
This forms part of the broader "Strengthening Urban Resilience to Emerging D... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Project Rescue world first $10b blockchain fund to empower emergency response globally | $10b fund for saving lives
A radical $10b fund driven by blockchain-powered funding platform Project Rescue aims to revolutionise financing for disaster and emergency responses globally.
Project Rescue recognises that reported natural disas... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Project Rescue's $10b blockchain fund to improve disaster response around the world | $10b funding for disaster response
A revolutionary $10b fund driven by blockchain-powered platform Project Rescue is on track to revolutionise the funding of disaster and emergency responses.
Project Rescue recognises that... disasters toda... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $10b for saving lives: global Aussie firm backs big, bold fund for world wide rescues | $10b funding for disaster response
A critical global need for funds for natural disaster response is on track to be realised with the radical $10b Project Rescue Disaster Relief Unification Fund.
Governments and non-government organisations... |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Louisiana Nonprofit Fill the Needs Takes Global Stage as Founder Amy Sins Presents Community Disaster Response Model at United Nations Conference in Geneva | FTN Logo
Amy Sins, Founder and Executive Director of Fill the Needs, will represent the Louisiana-based disaster relief nonprofit at the United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, ... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Innovation Ignited: The Rise of Disaster Tech and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa | In a world increasingly threatened by climate change, innovation is the lifeline. Two recent initiatives spotlight this truth: the Prudence Foundation's 2025 Disaster Tech Awards and the Orange Summer Challenge. Both aim to harness creativi... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Prudence Foundation launches 2025 Disaster Tech Awards and partnership with AVPN | Awards and partnership to drive innovation and investment in climate and health resilience
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 March 2025 – Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential plc, announces the return o... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Greenpeace: Big Oil's 2024 Profits in the billions as Global South continues to unfairly pay for climate disasters | BEIRUT, LEBANON, March 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As climate disasters escalate and countries lag in meeting their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) -the plans by which they commit to reducing their national emissions and adapti... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | غرينبيس: أرباح شركات النفط الدولية في عام 2024 بالمليارات بينما يدفع الجنوب العالمي الثمن الباهظ لكوارث المناخ | بيروت, LEBANON, March 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- مع تزايُد الكوارث المناخية، وعدم وفاء البلدان بمساهماتها المُحدَّدة وطنيًا، وهي الخطط التي تتعهّد من خلالها الدول بتخفيض انبعاثاتها الوطنية والتكيُّف مع تأثيرات تغيُّر المناج، أعلنت أكبر ش... |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Children Speak: Tsunami Releases 30-Sec Clip for INTERNATIONAL REMEMBRANCE of S.E. Asia 2004 Tsunami - 20th Anniversary | Indonesian victim calls for help in multiple languages: Acehnese, Islamic prayer language - Arabic, and English. Banda Aceh was multicultural.
Galle, Sri Lanka. Southbound Coastal Train #50 carrying over 1,500 paid passengers and an unknown... |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Children Speak: Tsunami Releases 30-Second Clip for NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE of the Devastating 2004 Tsunami | Indonesian victim calls for help in multiple languages: Acehnese, Islamic prayer language - Arabic, and English. Banda Aceh was multicultural.
Galle, Sri Lanka. Southbound Coastal Train #50 carrying over 1,500 paid passengers and an unknown... |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Risk experts test scalable solutions to tackle systemic crises facing people and planet | LONDON, UK, August 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA) has launched an ambitious series of pilot projects testing tools that can enhance policy and decision-makers’ capacity to respond to compl... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | All-Members Approach to Project Coordination on Early Warnings in the Caribbean | By Arlene Laing, Kenneth Kerr and Haley Anderson of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization
The coastal regions, small-island states and territories of the Caribbean are highly exposed and vulnerable to natural hazard, especially weather,... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | How the IFRC is pioneering humanitarian-sector insurance | Sponsored content International How the IFRC is pioneering humanitarian-sector insurance
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| Dec 8, 2023 | COP28 at a crossroads: will negotiators deliver for climate action? | by Barbara Rosen Jacobson |
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The first week of COP28 was not without its accomplishments, most notably on the issue of Loss and Damage. However, as the second and final week gets underway, much more will need to be a... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, November 27 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| May 27, 2022 | The global summit for disaster risk reduction starts in Bali, Indonesia, to strengthen global disaster resiliency | BADUNG, Indonesia, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Indonesia and the U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) host the Seventh Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) in Bali, Indonesia, from 23 to 28 May 202... |
| May 19, 2022 | More disasters, less inclusion: will transformation start in Bali? | A community in Indonesia is running a disaster risk reduction simulation drill ©DiDRR Consortium "...[W]e must admit that little has been achieved around the inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster preparation, response, and... |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Covid-19 is fueling a pandemic of violence against women and girls | The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 with its many mutations has rightly sparked global concern. Another Covid-related issue that should also spark concern, but continues to fly under the radar, is the endemic violence directe... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Integrating disability inclusion in disaster risk management: the whys and hows | How many persons with disabilities have you worked with? How often have persons with disabilities led or participated in decision-making processes and discussions that you were a part of? Does your definition of disability go beyond visible... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Bahrain selects Nokia technology for digital transformation of water infrastructure | Image: iStock/NanoStockk
Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority is using Nokia technology to modernize its water distribution network. In the first phase, the project will cover the Al Muharraq area in Bahrain and a private LTE network f... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Australia needs a national strategy to help small businesses ‘build back better’ after the bushfires | Bushfires in NSW. Source: AAP/Darren Pateman.
By Samantha Sharpe, University of Technology Sydney
When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decis... |
| Floods left thousands without power. Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster | The devastating floods have cut off power for tens of thousands of people across New South Wales and Queensland, limiting their access to basic amenities and hampering rescue efforts. This included 54,000 homes in Brisbane alone.
But this d... |
| EGEB: What’s your utility company doing (or not) to adopt clean energy? | The Sierra Club analyzed utilities’ long-term energy plans. See how yours stacks up.
Check out this interactive map that reveals your country’s climate risks.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in... |
