World Risk Index (WRI) 2020 ReleasedWorld Risk Index (WRI) 2020 Released
Released annually since 2011, World Risk Index (WRI) indicates which countries are in the greatest need to strengthen measures for…
Scientists Use the Indian Ocean Earthquake Data to Tell How Fast it is Warming
Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from…
Indigenous Knowledge and Resilience in a COVID-19 World
It is increasingly clear that human health and our relationship with nature are inescapably intertwined. This holds true across many…
Melting Antarctic Ice Will Raise Sea Level by 2.5 metres – Even if Paris Climate Goals are Met, Study Finds
Melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet will cause sea level rises of about two and a half metres around the…
51.6 Million People Doubly Hit by Climate-Linked Disasters, COVID-19 – IFRC Report
At least 51.6 million people globally have been affected by floods, droughts or storms and also the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,…
Tsunami Preparedness in the Indian Ocean Continues to Progress
With enthusiastic responses from 21 Member States of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS), the Capacity Assessment…
Looking Back and Ahead – 1980-2030: Evolution in Advancing Resilience to Disaster Risks
Loy Rego is a Practitioner with 39 years of leadership and technical work on governance, program development and implementation on…
Helping People Affected by Natural Hazards with Technical Knowledge to Construct Safer Houses
Dr. Eefje Hendriks is a Lecturer and Researcher at Avans University of Applied Science and Eindhoven University of Technology in…
Polar Disaster Risk Reduction
Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London, UK, and Professor II, University of Agder, Norway. His…
Beyond Vulnerabilities, Towards Resilience – Children as Active Members in Resilience Building
Rama Rao Dammala is Senior Manager – Disaster Risk Management at Child Fund India. The inclusion of children in risk…
Guwahati Gets an Experimental Flood Warning System
The Third Pole is a multilingual platform dedicated to promoting information and discussion about the Himalayan watershed and the rivers…
Promoting Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Bihar
Dushyant S. Mohil is Country Lead – Program Manager – Partners for Resilience, Wetlands International. Integrated approaches such as Eco-DRR…