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In April 2018, a major storm hit Ontario, bringing torrential rain, an inch of ice and wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. More t...

Abstract Bonn, 26 September 2018, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) organized training to improve understanding and ...

The ninth World Urban Forum was held from Feb. 7 to Feb. 13, 2018, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which convened by UN-Habitat. Attend...

1.Sierra Leone floods and landslides On Aug. 14, landslides struck Sierra Leone. More than 1,000 people were killed and thousands ...

Introduction On May 11, 2019, The two working papers written by the team of Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge Service System of I...

Abstract Our ability to collect data far outpaces our ability to fully utilize it—yet those data may hold the key to solving some ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone-Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and floo...

Abstract UNESCO has launched a number of activities to revive traditional weaving and local museums in Indonesia following a seri...

Abstract Global climate catastrophes have been growing dramatically in number and severity this century, as 2021 saw natural disa...