World Disasters Report

Author : Jonathan Walter
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9291391220

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World Disasters Report 2006 by Jonathan Walter Pdf

Which people are missing out on humanitarian aid because no journalists report on them, no donors are interested in them, no agencies have assessed their needs, or because their governments ignore them? This year's report ventures into the shadows lying behind the more publicized disasters of 2005-2006. It combines first-hand reporting from the field with critical analysis of aid flows and donor preferences to highlight places and issues starved of attention. The report calls on aid organizations, journalists, governments and academics to work together to address the symptoms - and causes - of neglected humanitarian crises.

Author : IFRC
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1034299867

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World Disasters Report 2020: COME HEAT Or HIGH WATER by IFRC Pdf

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable the world was to a truly global catastrophe. But another, bigger, catastrophe has been building for many decades, and humanity is still lagging far behind in efforts to help communities and countries to adapt to the realities of it.The impacts of global warming are already killing people and devastating lives and livelihoods every year, and they will only get worse without immediate and determined action. The frequency and intensity of climatological events are increasing substantially, with more category 4 and 5 storms, more heatwaves breaking temperature records and more heavy rains, among many other extremes. Loss of natural resources, food insecurity, direct and indirect health impacts, and displacement are likewise on the rise. Many communities are being affected by concurrent and consecutive disasters, leaving them with little time to recover before the next shock arrives.But it doesn't have to be like this. The 2020 World Disasters Report argues that there has never been a better time to face up to climate disasters, because climate change won't wait for COVID-19 to be brought under control.

Author : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Staff CP
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1993-04-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0792322681

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World Disasters Report by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Staff CP Pdf

Disaster response has been described as the last resort of the amateur: an unkind assessment but not without a grain of truth. Disaster generates an emotional response, and new disaster organisations are born with each new disaster. Lessons of the past on disaster management have to be learned anew. The need to increase the professionalism of disaster response is evident. All the more so as, in disaster terms, the world is getting worse, not better. Disasters become more complex, frequently involving the interaction of a disaster event, politics and technology. The last few years have also seen a growth in research into the area of disaster response. Too often, however, disaster researchers and disaster organisations have gone their separate ways. There is a need for these two groups to get together to devise more practical and professional approaches to disaster response. The "World Disasters Report," produced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies with the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, is a contribution to this effort of professionalisation. It provides facts and statistics, analysis and an exploration of trends, to dispel a number of myths about disasters and to define and advocate good practice. This is the first volume of Annual Reports which will become a vital tool for all those involved in the area of disaster response.

Author : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210054478

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Human Cost of Disasters by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Pdf

The last twenty years has seen the number of major floods more than double, from 1,389 to 3,254, while the incidence of storms grew from 1,457 to 2,034. Floods and storms were the most prevalent events. The report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019” also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires and extreme temperature events. There has also been a rise in geo-physical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report.

Author : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Civil defence
ISBN : 9291392146

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World Disasters Report;focus on Culture & Risk2014 by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Pdf

Author : United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210041805

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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 by United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Pdf

The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and is the product of the contributions of nations, public and private risk-related science and research, amongst others. The GAR contributes to achieving the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through monitoring risk patterns and trends, as well as progress in disaster risk reduction, while providing strategic policy guidance to countries and the international community. The GAR aims to focus international attention on the issue of risk and encourage political and economic support for risk reduction.

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788122613

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World Disasters Report by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

Discusses crucial issues in detail from the secrets that kill people in disasters & the information that saves lives to the global risks to civilians from the 100 million anti-personnel mines scattered across the world & the new controls that could be enforced on the export & indiscriminate use of mines. Discusses a voluntary code of conduct setting out minimum standards which should be expected of relief agencies & which will take into full account the needs of people affected by disasters. Photographs & 31 tables & figures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Red Cross Red Crescent
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 9789291391424

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World Disasters Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 0198292902

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World Disasters Report 1997 by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Pdf

Backed by the resources of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world's most experienced and extensive humanitarian network, the World Disasters Report 1997 promotes best practice, analyzes recent crisis response efforts from China to Iraq, Somalia, and the Caribbean, and offers a comprehensive disasters database. It provides practical information for those working in the field or on disaster response policy, and makes a major contribution to a more professional response to disasters worldwide.

Author : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Staff
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 9291390925

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World Disasters Report 2003 by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Staff Pdf

Annotation ContentsHumanitarian values: under siege from geopolitics -- Nicholas StocktonSoul and professionalism in humanitarian action -- Peter WalkerFamine stalks Southern Africa -- Chris McIvor and Mercedes SayaguesRecovery in Afghanistan -- Chris JohnsonMigrants - the forgotten disaster -- Susan F. MartinEthical challenges of capacity building -- Jennifer Rowell and John TwiggMeasuring the impact of humanitarian aid -- Chris RocheDisaster data: key trends and statistics -- Patricia N. Diskett and Jonathan WalterInternational Federation overview / National Society contact detailsInternational Federation delegation details / Index.

Author : Christopher B. Field,Vicente Barros,Thomas F. Stocker,Qin Dahe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107380103

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Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation by Christopher B. Field,Vicente Barros,Thomas F. Stocker,Qin Dahe Pdf

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SREX) explores the challenge of understanding and managing the risks of climate extremes to advance climate change adaptation. Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. Changes in the frequency and severity of the physical events affect disaster risk, but so do the spatially diverse and temporally dynamic patterns of exposure and vulnerability. Some types of extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency or magnitude, but populations and assets at risk have also increased, with consequences for disaster risk. Opportunities for managing risks of weather- and climate-related disasters exist or can be developed at any scale, local to international. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, SREX is an invaluable assessment for anyone interested in climate extremes, environmental disasters and adaptation to climate change, including policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2970128985

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WORLD DISASTERS REPORT by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 9041100385

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World Disasters Report, 1995 by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Red Cross Red Crescent
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 9789291391349

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World Disasters Report 2008 - Focus on HIV and AIDS by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jonathan Walter
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9291391093

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World Disasters Report 2005 by Jonathan Walter Pdf

People need information as much as water, food, medicine or shelter. Information can save lives, livelihoods and resources. It may be the only form of disaster preparedness that the most vulnerable can afford. The right kind of information leads to a deeper understanding of needs and ways to respond. The wrong information can lead to inappropriate, even dangerous interventions. Information bestows power. Lack of information can make people victims of disaster. Do aid organizations use information to accumulate power for themselves or to empower others? The report calls on agencies to focus less on gathering information for their own needs and more on exchanging information with the people they seek to support. Published annually since 1993, the World Disasters Report brings together the latest trends, facts and analysis of contemporary crises -- whether "natural" or human-made, quick-onset or chronic.