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Civil Protection and Civil Defence are the central pillar against natural disasters, catastrophes and emergencies. Volunteers and professionals involved in the resiliency systems need the information to perform better in big emergencies.
Water disruption in Klang Valley, Malaysia - Improvement works continues
In 2014 about three million consumers from more than 758,976 households in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur were experiencing water cuts for works on the supply of treated water. Today, in 2020 we still speak of water disruption in the same area,…
Chennai disaster, more survivors found under the rubble
Rescuers have pulled out from the rubble of a collapsed building in Chennai four more survivors. The emergency workers Tuesday pulled out three more survivors, and authorities said they expected to wind up rescue efforts tomorrow. While the…
Urban Risk Reduction and Resilience: more efficency against disaster
The UNISDR (United Nation Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) presents the third of five Programmes aimed to improve coherence, focus, depth and efficiency in delivering the results of UNISDR Strategic Framework: Towards 2025.
This…
Eurosatory 2014 photo reportage
Eurosatory 2014 Expo host a new sector dedicated to the civil protection, search & rescue and security market. Vehicles, equipments, new technology and devices are the most interesting things in that exposition. Between the 684…
EMDM Disaster simulation live with Google Glass
The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) and CRIMEDIM start tonight a full scale disaster simulation for the XII edition of the European Master in Disaster Medicine, that will be held in Pombia (Novara). The live broadcast will be…
Wildfires are inevitable, but wildfire disasters are not
Toddi Steelman is co-director of the Fire Chasers Project at North Carolina State University and executive director of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan.
As we saw in San Diego recently,…
Wilderness Medicine Training in a Fictional Regional Disaster
Jessica Andrusaitis MS1Robert Katzer MD MBAUniversity of California, IrvineCenter for Disaster Medical Scienceshttp://www.cdms.uci.edu
The University of California, Irvine Department…
American Military corps trains in Perù for SAR disasters events
Between April 21 and May 2, the Peruvian armed forces orchestrated the “Cooperation III” multinational military exercise, which was carried out in the coastal cities of Lima and Pisco. The goal was to prepare the Peruvian armed…
Climate adaptation at village level
KATHMANDU, 29 April 2014 (IRIN) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are still waiting for funds to help them adapt to climate change, others are implementing sophisticated plans without any funding, it emerged at the ongoing…
Breakthrough Disaster Preparedness Strategies
Effective preparation for the next disaster—whether it’s a hurricane, plant explosion, active shooter situation or previously unimagined catastrophe—requires examining what worked well and what didn’t in the past.…