How to Build Resilient Work Teams
8 Tips For Turning Painful Personal Lessons into Professional Success It’s easy to think of our lives as being separated into compartments. We might act like totally different people depending … Continue reading
Cyclone Debbie loss exceeds AUS$1.4bn
Cyclone Debbie loss exceeds AUS$1.4bn The insurance and reinsurance industry loss from the impact of Cyclone Debbie has now passed AUS$1.4 billion (US$1.1bn) from 66,000 claims, prompting the Senate Standing Committee … Continue reading
Study finds climate change altering Europe’s river floods
Study finds climate change altering Europe’s river floods Climate change is affecting the timing of river floods across Europe and societies may have to adapt to avoid future economic and … Continue reading
Microinsurance key to disaster resilience
‘Microinsurance key to disaster resilience’ ON its second year of hosting a multistakeholder disaster resilience forum, Cebuana Lhuillier on Wednesday again emphasized the role of microinsurance coverage in preparing Filipinos for … Continue reading
Prepare for natural disasters, experts urge biomedical research centers
Prepare for natural disasters, experts urge biomedical research centers When Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in 2012, the storm destroyed scientific equipment worth more than US$20 million at the … Continue reading
Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080
Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080 Does it feel like the heat is killing you this summer? Next year, that might be more … Continue reading
Disasters can harm older adults long after storms have passed
Minister calls for reforestation to step up climate resilience Senator Mushahidullah Khan, Federal Minister for Climate Change, on Tuesday said that all-out efforts are being made to boost Pakistan’s climate … Continue reading
‘Resilience-in-action’ is key to team success
Europe Swelters Under a Heat Wave Called ‘Lucifer’ The meteorologists agree: The long hot spell gripping parts of Europe this past week is uncommon. People looking for relief from the … Continue reading
Why You Need To Hit Rock Bottom In Order To Succeed
Why You Need To Hit Rock Bottom In Order To Succeed I’m going to ask you to recollect what you consider to be your greatest challenge to date. Not one … Continue reading
How to build resilience in middle age
How to build resilience in middle age Mums and dads worry over how they can build resilience – the ability to bounce back from adversity – in their kids, given … Continue reading
Children denied chance to develop ‘resilience’ by too strict health and safety rules
Children denied chance to develop ‘resilience’ by too strict health and safety rules Children are being denied the chance to develop “resilience and grit” because of schools’ over-zealous health and … Continue reading
One way to promote green infrastructure in your city
Natural disasters hit Suncorp’s bottom line Australia and New Zealand insurer Suncorp Group has continued to suffer from additional over cap claims and loss creep from the Canterbury, NZ … Continue reading
Don’t sweat the small stuff
Don’t sweat the small stuff Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ – to recover from setbacks, adapt well to change and keep going in the face of adversity. Resilience … Continue reading
Boosting resilience to modern-day threats – what is it worth?
Chief Resilience Officers Tie Economic Stability for All to Disaster Recovery in Cities A flood forced 100,000 people to evacuate Santa Fe, Argentina, in 2003. More than 150 people died … Continue reading
Laois theatre hosts Irish film premiere of Resilience
Laois theatre hosts Irish film premiere of Resilience After a successful tour in the UK, the award-winning documentary Resilience premiered in The Republic of Ireland in the Dunamaise Arts Centre … Continue reading
Why Businesses Need to Update Their DR Plan Now The first half of 2017 has seen some of the biggest cybersecurity attacks to hit companies around the world. In May, … Continue reading
Group relocation preserves social connections among elderly Japanese Tsunami survivors
Preparation is key to disaster preparedness of families To achieve disaster resilience in the community, Cebu City and Provincial Disaster Officers emphasized that disaster preparedness must start in the family. … Continue reading
Atlantic hurricane season in 2017 seen more active than normal
Mexico launches pioneering scheme to insure its coral reef A stretch of coral reef off Mexico is the testing ground for a new idea that could protect fragile environments around … Continue reading
The long recovery from an earthquake
Climate change – ‘Asia is paying for the West’s emissions’ Progressive global warming will have an outsized effect on countries in Asia and Oceania. In DW interview, Kira Vinke from … Continue reading
How to Bounce Back After Life’s Worst Hardships (and Come Out Even Stronger)
How to Bounce Back After Life’s Worst Hardships (and Come Out Even Stronger) “Falling down” doesn’t have to wreck you. In fact, it can be the best thing that ever … Continue reading
Resilient housing
Why mangroves matter for the resilience of coastal communities In 2006, I was working in Aceh, Indonesia (with the Red Cross), a region devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. … Continue reading
NASA eyes compact Hurricane Hilary
Podcast puts new spin on resilience How do you talk to Airmen about resilience – especially when a unit is geographically dispersed? When two colleagues and friends at the 363rd … Continue reading
How to Help Children in Disasters Return to Happiness
How to Help Children in Disasters Return to Happiness A week-long workshop by the Ministry of Local Government in collaboration with UNICEF concluded today at the Biltmore Plaza. Representatives from … Continue reading
To Bounce Back From Disaster, Balance Is Key
County planner speaks on protecting coastal towns against massive flooding Boothbay and other Lincoln County towns have a significant potential of massive flooding due to a combination of climate change … Continue reading
Martial law can’t be declared during major disasters, civil unrest
Economic cost of natural disasters less than half 10-year average Global economic losses from natural disasters for the first half of 2017 are estimated at $53bn (£40.8bn) – 56% lower … Continue reading
Strong Aftershocks Test Nerves on Greek Island After Quake
Climate change causing natural disasters: CM Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat today stated that climate change was leading to natural disasters. He was addressing a day-long workshop — Strengthening State … Continue reading
How to minimise flood damage in your home
How to minimise flood damage in your home When flood strikes, it can wreak havoc in two ways. First is the immediate damage from the water itself; the second is … Continue reading
Backyard banter: Resilience key to adapt to change
Backyard banter: Resilience key to adapt to change With earthquakes, drought, floods and fires, many New Zealanders have had it rough over the past few years. It’s often been a … Continue reading
While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust
Businesses help build more resilient communities TROPICAL Cyclone experiences in Vanuatu have proven the need to have partnerships at all levels in managing the impacts of disasters. Businesses and partners … Continue reading
California wildfires – in pictures
How a Warming Climate Will Trouble Air Travel Rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves could force up to 30 percent of airplanes to delay takeoffs in the coming decades, … Continue reading
China’s biggest ally in the South China Sea? A volcano in the Philippines
China’s biggest ally in the South China Sea? A volcano in the Philippines On June 15, 1991, an otherwise unremarkable mountain in the Philippines blew its top. And with that … Continue reading
Building resilience to floods and sea level rise
UNESCO and World Bank collaborate on Culture, Urban Development, and Resilience “Culture and a people-centered approach are central to building the urban future we want and ensuring sustainable development. This … Continue reading
Yolanda Memorial and Learning Center to rise in Tacloban
Yolanda Memorial and Learning Center to rise in Tacloban “The memorial will tell our story: A story of a people who lost so much, yet were determined to rise above … Continue reading
Airbnb tests new ways to unlock doors during disasters
Italian wildfires kill 2 homeowners, force tourists to flee Wildfires that have consumed vast swaths of southern Italy and forced the emergency evacuation of hundreds of tourists claimed the lives … Continue reading
Resilience: What is ecological anthropology?
Theresa May to spend aid money on insurance against disasters in Africa Theresa May is planning to spend tens of millions of pounds of aid funding on buying premiums with … Continue reading
Building confidence and resilience a worthwhile addition to workplace skills
Fires disproportionately kill vulnerable people, and Grenfell is no different Anyone following the tragic events surrounding the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June will have been struck by the calls … Continue reading
Reservoirs along Yangtze River prove worth in reducing floods
Reservoirs along Yangtze River prove worth in reducing floods Reservoirs along the Yangtze River, including the Three Gorges Reservoir, have played a big role in relieving flood pressure downstream. … Continue reading
To build resilience, include long-term foresight in strategy planning process
To build resilience, include long-term foresight in strategy planning process An obsession with short-term goals, and a dependency on the interpretation of short-term signals, are preventing many businesses from planning … Continue reading
The massive volcano that scientists can’t find
The massive volcano that scientists can’t find It was 10 October 1465 – the day of the hotly anticipated wedding of King Alfonso II of Naples. He was set to … Continue reading
More Heavy Rain Forecast for Japan as Death Toll Rises to 16
Air Pollution Is Even Deadlier Than We Thought, Study On Medicare Finds The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, sheds light on the relationship between pollution … Continue reading
What do the Grenfell Tower fire and Hurricane Katrina have in common?
Rescue helicopter crash kills eight after Indonesian volcano erupts A rescue helicopter crashed while heading to help evacuate residents near an active volcano on Indonesia’s main island, killing all eight … Continue reading
Floods Pour Into Areas of Kyushu, Japan After Tropical Storm
Swathes of south China under water, heat strikes north Torrential rain lashed parts of central and south China on Monday, with floods damaging crops, forcing hundreds of thousands from their … Continue reading
How to Develop Incredible Mental Toughness for Health, Work, and Life
Resilient City | Definition, Attributes and Features The definition of resilience has been evolving and adapted in different context and principles across various disciplines. It is important to examine different … Continue reading
How urban planning can contribute to resilience and disaster risk reduction
Adult education – a tool for risk resilience in Serbia? The Republic of Serbia has been faced with visible impacts of climate change in recent years. As a consequence of … Continue reading
Guest opinion: The good and bad of stress
Stronger cyber resilience culture needed to combat threats There is a need for a stronger cyber resilience culture across organisations and a focus on the human factors involved in cyber … Continue reading
Understanding the Root Causes Behind Natural Disasters
Analysis of the resilience of communities to disasters The ability of communities and households within complex systems to anticipate and adapt to risks, and to absorb, respond and recover from … Continue reading
So, about all that plastic in the ocean…
So, about all that plastic in the ocean… For thousands of years humans have existed on Earth, but it is only in the last 100 or so that plastics have … Continue reading
Why mental resilience is a muscle that can be developed
Building in Bad Places: More People at Risk of Natural Disasters than Ever Before More people are at risk of natural disasters than ever before — and much of it … Continue reading
How to survive a tsunami
9 Key financial strategies for recovery after a natural disaster Financial recovery after a natural disaster, like the flooding this week in mid-Michigan, involves many decisions by homeowners and renters. … Continue reading
The approaching crisis: Is the world running out of water?
Our Lady and Saint Patrick’s College teaches resilience Our Lady and Saint Patrick’s College, Knock, is to share the course with every post-primary school in Northern Ireland. Teachers and pupils … Continue reading
Trust In Resilience: Intangible assets: How they impact a company’s value
Trust In Resilience: Intangible assets: How they impact a company’s value Today, the full picture of a company’s value cannot be captured on a balance sheet because “value” is not … Continue reading
Breaking 6 myths on disaster preparedness
Breaking 6 myths on disaster preparedness, and making every Filipino even more resilient The Philippines has the misfortune of being prone to all natural hazards, save for a snow storm. … Continue reading
The World’s Most Catastrophic Floods, in Photos
Faster, clearer data on disasters might help shield women and children When floods swept through this small town in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, 12-year-old Radhika Dayarathne lost more than her … Continue reading
This disturbing map reveals how climate change is already affecting your health, based on the state you live in
This disturbing map reveals how climate change is already affecting your health, based on the state you live in Climate change lengthens summer months and makes them hotter and more … Continue reading
IBM supercomputing to power global weather forecasting model
IBM supercomputing to power global weather forecasting model IBM is putting its supercomputing power behind an effort to launch the world’s most sophisticated weather forecasting models. The Weather Company, an … Continue reading
Heatwaves are national emergencies and the public need to know
Heatwaves are national emergencies and the public need to know Hundreds of people across the UK are likely to be killed by a natural disaster this week, but their deaths … Continue reading
Should we redefine what it means to be ‘resilient’?
Australia warned it has radically underestimated climate change security threat As the Senate launches an inquiry into the national security ramifications of climate change, a new report has warned global … Continue reading
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes? Italian Farm Acts as a Lab to Find Out
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes? Italian Farm Acts as a Lab to Find Out After a series of powerful earthquakes struck Italy last year, Martin Wikelski rushed here to test a … Continue reading
An Entire Town in the US Is Sinking Because of Climate Change
An Entire Town in the US Is Sinking Because of Climate Change Isle de Jean Charles, a small island in southeastern Louisiana’s bayous, is drowning as the Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading
Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure
Learning how to be ready for whatever’s next The adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” reminds us that we need to be prepared for many … Continue reading
Resilience is their middle name
Resilience is their middle name: How disaster-affected women of Kedar Valley turned over a new leaf in life June 16, 2013 is a date etched deep in Sarita Devi’s memories. … Continue reading
Why are Businesses still Taking Unnecessary Risks with Cybersecurity?
Why are Businesses still Taking Unnecessary Risks with Cybersecurity? Barely a week passes without the announcement of a significant cybersecurity incident – WannaCry was the most recent in a worryingly … Continue reading
To Build Your Resilience, Ask Yourself Two Simple Questions
Yoga and free fruit won’t solve the scourge of workplace stress Hands up if your workplace provides some sort of perk like free fruit, or yoga lessons in the boardroom. … Continue reading
Welcome to the ‘heat dome’
Welcome to the ‘heat dome’: no, you’re not going to evaporate Just a few weeks ago, the term “heat dome” may have evoked, if anything at all, thoughts of a … Continue reading
July 2016 Was The Hottest Month Ever Recorded
The earthquake risk of Vancouver’s condo boom Driven by rising demand for condos amid soaring home prices, a new wave of costly – and often architecturally beautiful – high-rises is … Continue reading
Insurers call for disaster mitigation increase
State Recovery Coordinator says Rockhampton the initial focus of rebuilding following Cyclone Debbie HIS priority will be Rockhampton, but Brigadier Christopher Field, AM, will find his expertise needed across a … Continue reading
The next big thing in disaster recovery could be music to your ears
How IoT is playing a key role in protecting the Environment Internet of Things (IoT) has a large role to play in future of smart cities which in turn are … Continue reading
How Wars and Disasters Fuel Child Labor
Storms and fires: Is white monopoly capital really to blame? Natural disasters aren’t the fault of any one person or population group – and to say that they are is … Continue reading
Developing farm systems for business resilience
Blaze Aid still working hard BLAZEAID volunteers are continuing their mission at Bororen to help farmers rebuild in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie. BlazeAid is a volunteer-based organisation that … Continue reading
Risk is Inevitable. Resilience is everything.
Workshop on Improving Resilience to Disaster Begins A three-day training workshop on ‘Enhancing Capacity of Community and CSO Practitioners to Improve Resilience to Disaster and Climate Risk in the Brahmaputra … Continue reading
Building Resilience to Depression presentation
Peel Thunder hosting Building Resilience to Depression presentation A FREE Building Resilience to Depression presentation will be held at Peel Thunder Football Club for Men’s Health Week. The presentation will … Continue reading
Prevention better than cure in natural disasters
Disaster preparedness now more urgent Jamaica enters the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1 without the will to tackle the weaknesses that a major hurricane strike would show up … Continue reading
Storm kills several, displaces thousands in Cape Town
Rare US floods to become the norm if emissions aren’t cut, study warns US coastal areas are set to be deluged by far more frequent and severe flooding events if … Continue reading
IT Resilience
Why disaster preparedness is important Now that it’s officially the rainy season, perhaps it’s time to review some lessons from the past and what they tell us about disaster preparedness. … Continue reading
Risk transfer key to managing disasters
Committed to resilience The AIG Philippines team recently celebrated its 85-year legacy of providing insurance solutions to the Filipino community in an anniversary event held at the Rigodon Ballroom of … Continue reading
Those who refused to evacuate during Cyclone Debbie had pets to think of, survey finds
Citizen scientists photos capture the impact of climate change on southern Africa landscape Old photos hold the secrets to the climate change gripping southern Africa, and could hint at what … Continue reading
Sheryl Sandberg Shares 7 Ways to Build Resilience Into Your Company Culture As You Scale
Sheryl Sandberg Shares 7 Ways to Build Resilience Into Your Company Culture As You Scale As a company scales, so does its culture. Sheryl Sandberg knows this better than anyone, … Continue reading
Protection for Wetlands
Protection for Wetlands Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that over the next three to five years, the Government will … Continue reading
Hurricane season 2017: The truth about US storms and climate change
Hurricane season 2017: The truth about US storms and climate change It’s been almost 12 years since Hurricane Katrina obliterated the city of New Orleans in 2005 during the most … Continue reading
Insurers must do more to educate Canadians about flood risk
UN disaster resilience guidance for local gov released An updated version of the United Nations Disaster Resilience Scorecard has been released, designed to help local authorities improve their disaster planning… … Continue reading
200 cities to use new tool to improve disaster-related resilience this year
Tropical Cyclone 02B develops in the Bay of Bengal This year’s rainy season has arrived with a vengeance across Sri Lanka. At least 146 people have died in the floods … Continue reading
Building resilient cyber security in Oman
Sri Lanka floods, landslides: Death toll rises to 122 Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka’s southern and western regions have killed at least 122 people and damaged more than 1,700 … Continue reading
NOAA Predicts More Hurricanes Than Usual This Year
Urban Climate Resiliency: New Microgrid Systems for New Storms Today, we stand at a crossroad where two complex challenges will either collide to make for an American future cast in … Continue reading
Scores killed in floods, landslides in Sri Lanka
A Responsibility to Light: An Illustrated Manifesto for Creative Resilience and the Artist’s Duty in Dark Times Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton and writer Courtney E. Martin offer a heartening answer in … Continue reading
Conflicts, disasters uprooted over 31 million people in 2016
United States Saw Record Cargo Theft, Natural Disasters Impact Commercial Supply Chain While global supply chains across the world saw many new threats and hardships in 2016, cargo theft remained … Continue reading
PTSD, alcohol use disorder common in adolescents exposed to natural disasters
The Global Seed Vault That Is Supposed to Help Protect Us from Natural Disasters Just Suffered a Natural Disaster Climate change, it appears, can get to us everywhere. Even in … Continue reading
Resilience in face of disasters
Resilience in face of disasters THE people of Ra were commended for their resilience in the face of unprecedented natural disasters during World Meteorological Day celebrations in Rakiraki yesterday. Minister … Continue reading
Virtual Disaster Recovery … is there such a thing?
Peru’s small-scale farmers need help to recover from damage triggered by coastal El Niño Small-scale farmers in Peru need urgent assistance to cultivate crops and feed their families in the … Continue reading
Trump’s Response To Disaster Relief Raises Alarms
From famine relief to resilience About 20 million people face starvation in four countries: Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria, the United Nations says. Armed conflict, combined with drought and … Continue reading
How to prepare for a natural disaster
Sea level rise will double coastal flood risk worldwide Small but inevitable rises in sea level will double the frequency of severe coastal flooding in most of the world with … Continue reading
Electricity trial to pay users to cut power during high demand or natural disasters
Disaster-Proofing Cambodia: New Phase of Disaster Resilience Work Gets Underway The programme, which commenced in July 2016, aims to help at least 150,000 Cambodians prepare for droughts, floods and storms. … Continue reading
World’s deadliest storms from tornadoes to cyclones, lightning and hail
World’s deadliest storms from tornadoes to cyclones, lightning and hail The most deadly storms in recorded history have been identified by the World Meteorological Organisation for five different types. As … Continue reading
Will America’s Summer Be Uncomfortably Hot?
University of Fredericton launches online course to enhance resiliency, help students cope with stress According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, more than a quarter of Canadians perceive work-related … Continue reading
“Resilience Bonds”: Secret Weapon Against Catastrophe
Urban disasters highlight need for resilience in Africa Rising disasters in Africa’s cities and their links with poverty and rapid, unplanned urbanisation are ever more apparent from tragedies such as … Continue reading
Natural disasters – How prepared are India’s health systems?
Logan to benefit from state request for $220m in flood funding LOGAN flood victims were given renewed hope on Wednesday night after the state government called on the federal government … Continue reading
Resilient Australia Awards
Extra $220M package to assist Queenslanders bounce back from TC Debbie The Palaszczuk Government has proposed it and the Turnbull Government jointly fund a $220 million package to provide additional … Continue reading
A cyclone in Madagascar could mean you’ll pay more for ice cream this summer
Resilience advocates enlighten lawmakers on disaster mitigation, funding reform A recent hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency … Continue reading
Gender Inequality In Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts
Vets to beef up animal rescues during disasters in Japan A campaign is under way to create emergency response teams across Japan to rescue pets and livestock during natural disasters. … Continue reading
Are you prepared?
The great wave: debris from the Japanese tsunami – in pictures Tomohiro Muda photographs artefacts left behind after the 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan and damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant … Continue reading
Sheryl Sandberg Talks Personal Resilience
Sheryl Sandberg Talks Personal Resilience and Business Ruthlessness Emotional and professional ones, that is. The chief operating officer of Facebook and co-author of Option B, a recent memoir about her … Continue reading
World Bank: let climate-threatened Pacific islanders migrate to Australia or NZ
World Bank: let climate-threatened Pacific islanders migrate to Australia or NZ Australia and New Zealand should allow open migration for citizens of Pacific nations threatened by climate change, to boost … Continue reading
When Resilience is Needed – Barriers to Progress
Floods ravage Quebec, man and child swept away The Canadian province is suffering from its highest floodwaters in decades. Authorities in Montreal have declared a state of emergency… When … Continue reading
A case for freshwater resilience
Banks risk data damage to disasters Data centres of 58 per cent banks run the risk of being damaged in disasters like earthquake and fire due to their location in … Continue reading
Mississippi River cresting in flood-hit Illinois, southern Missouri
Mississippi River cresting in flood-hit Illinois, southern Missouri Nearly 10 million people across the Midwest were under a flood warning Saturday as several spots along the Mississippi River were expected … Continue reading
Renters claim ‘no one cares’ after Debbie
Qld unveils comprehensive flood study The Queensland government and four local councils say Australia’s most comprehensive flood study will provide a greater understanding of the dangers of the Brisbane River. … Continue reading
Housing Group Initiative Aims to Reduce Damage Caused By Natural Disasters
Serbia Improves Response to Natural Disasters with World Bank Help Serbia will be better equipped to rapidly respond to its population in the aftermath of a natural disaster thanks to … Continue reading
Explosive cheese, lethal beer and poisonous orange juice: when food causes natural disasters
Explosive cheese, lethal beer and poisonous orange juice: when food causes natural disasters How come Hollywood never makes disaster movies about culinary ingredients? Why don’t you ever see Chris Hemsworth … Continue reading
Japan steelmakers scramble for coking coal to make up Debbie losses
China looks to insurance to stem mounting disaster loss When heavy rains triggered floods in China last year, washing away homes, causing landslides and flooding farmland, the damage resulted in … Continue reading
How the world breaks: An intimate look at recent global natural weather disasters
Flood-mitigation project would replace Boulder Creek bridges University of Colorado Boulder planners are inviting public input on a flood-mitigation project that would include removing a pair of bridges over Boulder … Continue reading
And in the rest of the world: Disasters
Despite natural disasters Peru aims to double ag-exports by 2021 Reconstruction will help fulfill the goal of doubling agro-exports in 2021, despite natural disasters that struck the country, Association of … Continue reading
14 killed by storms and flooding in South and Midwest
14 killed by storms and flooding in South and Midwest At least 14 people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South and Midwest by a storm that … Continue reading
Sheryl Sandberg Picks ‘Option B’ in Her Book on Resilience
Powerful quake hits Chile, no deaths reported Chile’s been rocked by a major earthquake, but there are no reports of any deaths or serious damage. With a magnitude of 7.1, … Continue reading
Underwater volcano eruptions allow new bacteria to take over seafloor
Put a price on the costs of disasters, says UN risk chief Robert Glasser Calculating the costs of natural disasters is a valuable way for governments to recognize and limit the … Continue reading
The cost of coping with more cyclones like Debbie
Winemakers lose billions of dollars every year due to natural disasters Every year, worldwide wine industry suffers losses of more than ten billion US dollars from damaged assets, production losses, … Continue reading
Australia integrates climate and disaster risk
Alberta takes ground-up approach to economic resilience Nearly a year after wildfires idled parts of its oil industry, Alberta’s provincial government said it was taking a ground-up approach to disaster … Continue reading
How is the New Jersey Meadowlands planning for climate change?
How is the New Jersey Meadowlands planning for climate change? Although many in the tristate area know it as a place to just drive through, the New Jersey Meadowlands is … Continue reading
If disease, natural disaster or terrorism strikes, would South Carolina be prepared? Study says the answer is no
Gruntify Key in Tropical Cyclone Debbie Response This week, Queensland Government organised briefing on Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Key stakeholders across government, army and corporate sectors were invited to hear an … Continue reading
Businesses must plan for resilience
Cut insurance costs by mitigating against disasters As the victims of Cyclone Debbie and the resulting storm and flood damage continue the clean-up, others are recalling one of Australia’s most … Continue reading
What cancer taught Springfox founder Stuart Taylor about resilience
In a disaster, where would your kids go? By now, readers have likely heard about — and some may have even felt — the minor earthquake that struck near Putnam … Continue reading
Building disaster resilience in Asia’s coastal cities – the business case
Emergency volunteers to benefit from $1m extra Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services Troy Grant today announced that emergency management volunteers in NSW will … Continue reading
How social media data can improve people’s lives – if used responsibly
How social media data can improve people’s lives – if used responsibly In January 2015, heavy rains triggered unprecedented floods in Malawi. Over the next five weeks, the floods displaced more … Continue reading
Crisis insurance: How to protect yourself against natural disasters
Cyclone Debbie, storms to blow out house insurance bills The fallout from Cyclone Debbie and a string of other natural disasters over the past year will force the insurance industry … Continue reading
How can Peru prepare to withstand more devastating floods and landslides?
Radio training on natural disasters A THREE-DAY training workshop was conducted by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and the Fiji Navy to instruct officers on how to operate … Continue reading
Children struggle with psychological trauma following disaster
Generation Us: Create a paper trail to help when disasters and emergencies strike According to the National Weather Service, the odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime … Continue reading
Opinion: Resilience — from buzzword to action
Opinion: Resilience — from buzzword to action Back in 2013, an article in the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper castigated the development community for selling “resilience” to the public without a clear definition … Continue reading
‘Build capacity of students to tackle disasters’
Two Cities Announce Hires for Resilience, Equity Two more U.S. cities are getting chief resilience officers to lead sustainability and environmental efforts. In Honolulu, Josh Stanbro will tackle everything from … Continue reading
This Small Lake in Africa Once Killed 1,700 People Overnight, and We Still Don’t Know Why
A More Resilient Future: FEMA’s Public Assistance Deductible The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a novel proposal to reduce the nation’s vulnerability to future natural disasters, like coastal storms, … Continue reading
A good time to remember grandmother’s lesson in resilience
A good time to remember grandmother’s lesson in resilience It’s never too late to work on personal resilience, and we all know that life’s unpredictable nature means that we may … Continue reading
China launches satellite that would help counter natural disasters
Earthquake-hit farmers in Italy rest hopes on fields of lentils Over seven months after a devastating earthquake hit the central parts of Italy, farmers from the Umbria region are hoping … Continue reading
An Innovative Way to Encourage Disaster Preparedness: FEMA’s Public Assistance Deductible
Being prepared: An increase in natural disasters sends residents scrambling James Katte was completely unprepared for the wall of soil and rubbish that barrelled into his Auckland home on Tuesday night. … Continue reading
It’s either Adani or the Great Barrier Reef. Are we willing to fight for a wonder of the world?
How insurers can get better at responding to natural disasters As communities recover from the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Debbie, it’s time to accept that disasters will become more intense due … Continue reading
Business takes lead on climate disasters
Japan provides $1.6-b grant to boost disaster communication Jamaica’s communication capability before, during and after disasters is being significantly boosted through a J$1.6-billion (¥1.39-billion/US$12.58-million) grant from the Government of Japan. … Continue reading
Insurers call for disaster mitigation increase
State Recovery Coordinator says Rockhampton the initial focus of rebuilding following Cyclone Debbie HIS priority will be Rockhampton, but Brigadier Christopher Field, AM, will find his expertise needed across a … Continue reading
A brilliant sci-fi thriller imagines how the massive floods of climate change could transform Earth
The Single Shining Hope to Stop Climate Change Science is under attack at the very moment when we need it most. President Donald Trump’s March 28 executive order went much … Continue reading
Three strong earthquakes hit Philippines
Australia after Cyclone Debbie Pictures Three strong earthquakes hit Philippines Three earthquakes in 20 minutes caused landslides and building damage although no injuries were reported. Social media … Continue reading
Interview Promoting Wellness and Mental Health at Work
Metcalf & Associates Recommends Interview Promoting Wellness and Mental Health at Work Mental health costs are on the rise and we see statistics that as much as 40% of the … Continue reading
ASIA’S FUTURE CITIES: Yangon lacking resilience to face future disasters
A guide to proactive disaster planning for small businesses A company’s survival depends on how prepared it is for natural or manmade disasters. A chemical spill, earthquake or tornado can … Continue reading
Kaikoura quake in top 10 costliest natural disasters for 2016
Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic It could take just one cough, one kiss, one touch or even one bite to change not only … Continue reading
Is Workplace Stress Ruining Your Employees’ Careers?
Disaster resilience projects receive $5.2 million injection Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and ACT Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentleman today announced more than $5 million in joint … Continue reading
Easy Japanese can be mailed to foreigners in time of disaster
Atlantic City and Miami Beach: two takes on tackling the rising waters The Irish Pub near Atlantic City’s famed boardwalk doesn’t have any locks on the doors as it is … Continue reading
Insurers hit with 2500 Cyclone Debbie claims, brace for more
Global warming and other eco disasters In this topsy-turvy world of ours in which human values have lost all sanctity, it is a wonder that there still exist people who … Continue reading
Don’t sideline women from disaster risk reduction
Making disaster prevention common practice Let’s take part in disaster prevention activities more fashionably and casually — this is the slogan of Bosai girl, also known as Disaster Prevention Girls. … Continue reading
More than sheer grit
Director tells how 3/11 disaster influenced film ‘Survival Family’ Many of us have experienced temporary blackouts, especially in the wake of natural disasters, but can you imagine a world where … Continue reading
Executive Order — Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change
Executive Order — Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United … Continue reading
Cyclone Debbie by the numbers: How it compares with Cyclone Tracy, Marcia, Yasi and the others
Cyclone Debbie by the numbers: How it compares with Cyclone Tracy, Marcia, Yasi and the others Cyclone Debbie had been predicted by some to be “bigger than Marcia”, the category 5 … Continue reading
Fears for Queensland tourism industry after battering from Cyclone Debbie
Cyclone Debbie downgraded to tropical low system after Collinsville hit by first-ever category two storm The full devastation brought on by Tropical Cyclone Debbie will not be known until first … Continue reading
Cyclone Debbie hits the Queensland coast
Cyclone Debbie hits the Queensland coast It’s still a waiting game for authorities in the worst-hit areas near Airlie Beach as they wait for the weather to ease enough to … Continue reading
US Navy SEALs develop mental toughness by reinforcing one behavior
Peru floods in line with climate change models, says climatologist Mojib Latif Peru is being hit by devastating flooding. Is it a natural weather cycle or an impact of climate … Continue reading
Kaikoura: ‘Most complex quake ever studied’
Climate change makes weather extremes the new normal News of the hottest year, the wettest winter and suffocating summers are no longer a surprise. We’re getting used to extreme weather – and that’s … Continue reading
Government to convene high-level meeting for disaster risk reduction NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government has convened the national platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) next month, a high level … Continue reading
