Tag: Disaster Risk Management
Joint effort in Sundarbans to raise awareness on Disaster Risk Reduction
Sunderbans, India: CBM India Trust, in collaboration with Sundarbans Social Development Centre (SSDC), organized an awareness towards Disaster Risk Reduction. The event focused on...
Urgency of strengthening landslide prevention measures and disaster management with pre-engineered structures
The hilly terrains have been engulfed in chaos and devastation as landslides wreak havoc on the landscape. These destructive events, triggered by various factors...
World Tsunami Awareness Day: Are We Prepared If A Tsunami Strikes Again?
Coming December will mark 15 years since the Indian Ocean Tsunami which wiped entire towns and killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries.
On...
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2019 – Build To Last
On December 26th 2004, a devastating Tsunami in the Indian ocean created havoc in 14 countries, killing over 230,000 people. The tsunami was a...
Over 6 lakh benefit from Save the Children-Nokia Technology intervention on Disaster Risk Reduction
Save the Children, in partnership with NOKIA Solutions India Pvt. Ltd, has benefitted over 6 lakh people, including 2.5 lakh children through their ‘Building...
E-Governance: A powerful tool toward resilient, inclusive and sustainable disaster risk management
A major report launched by the United Nations this week highlights the critical role E-governance plays in building inclusive, resilient societies in anticipation and...
Working Towards Disaster Risk Reduction
According to the data on the official website of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), over 1,000 cities in Asia Pacific have...
