July 19, 2013

What happened this week?

Drought will increase if Iowa sees no rain this weekend, meteorologist says

If rain does not fall on the state this weekend, Iowans will see an increase in drought conditions across the state, a National Weather Service meteorologist says.... Read more

Interesting Facts

IOM Compendium on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Highlights Growing Impacts on Human Mobility
IOM’s second Compendium on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience launched today (16/7/13) in Geneva provides for the first time an in-depth analysis of the interaction between disasters and mobility; spells out the fundamental role that human mobility plays in shaping resilience; and indicates the causes of vulnerability for communities at risk... Read more

What's new in Disaster Risk Reduction?

CDB providing grants for community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation projects
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has launched a USD 23.5 million dollar fund which will provide grants to vulnerable communities for community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation demonstration projects in all of CDB’s Borrowing Member Countries except Haiti... Read more

Central Emergency Response Fund provides an unprecedented $172 million to neglected emergencies in 2013
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, today announced the allocation of some US$72 million for humanitarian work in neglected crises in twelve countries around the world. These allocations include $3.5 million for Colombia, and $1.5 million in Haiti... Read more

Dunes, reefs protect US coasts from climate change
As climate change brings higher sea levels, can sand dunes and coral reefs really protect U.S. coastlines? Yes, indeed, they help defend 67% of them, says a new study by Stanford scientists... Read more