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Interview: Qing-Cun Zeng
Disaster risk reduction, Forecast, Research, Agriculture and food security, Floods, Natural hazards, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Careers
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Publish Date: 3 March 2015
Qing-Cun Zeng, a famous academic meteorologist, is a pioneer of numerical weather prediction, dynamic climate prediction and remote sensing theory for meteorological satellites. This Bulletin interview highlights in particular his scientific contributions to disaster risk reduction.
Building Climate Resilience through Disaster Risk Reduction
Weather, Climate, Water, Natural hazards, Disaster risk reduction, Forecast, Drought, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
Natural hazards involving weather, climate and water are a major source of death, injury and physical destruction. Over the past decade (2005-2014), 3 253 hydrometeorological hazards were reported around the world, resulting in 283 035 deaths and economic losses amounting to US$ 983 million.
Quantifying Risk Before Disasters Occur: Hazard Information for Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Natural hazards, Data exchange, Floods, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Risk is a forward looking concept that implies an eventuality of something that can occur. Therefore, assessing risk means looking at the possible events that can occur, quantifying how likely they are to happen and appraising the potential consequences should they occur.
Risk Information: Documenting Loss and Damage Associated with Natural Hazards and Extreme Climate Events
Weather, Climate, Water, Disaster risk reduction, Natural hazards, Drought, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Hazard information is fundamental for calculating risks of disasters before they occur and for documenting the losses and damage afterwards. This article focuses on the role of information about hazards and extreme events in documenting associated losses and damage.
The Impact of Climate Change: Migration and Cities in South America
Weather, Climate, Environment, Floods, Drought, Public health, Natural hazards, Water, Research
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Cities – particularly megacities – are becoming focal points for climate change impacts. Rapid urbanization, accelerating demand for housing, resource supplies and social and health services, place pressure on already stretched physical, social and regulatory infrastructure, heightening risks and vulnerability. In South America, internal migration flows – as well as immigration – are mostly to cities.
Photographic Essay: Sink or Swim - Designing for a Sea of Change
Weather, Climate, Water, Environment, Floods, Oceans, Natural hazards
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
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Publish Date: 4 December 2015
Pabna, Bangladesh, 2010. The nongovernmental organization Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha runs a fleet of more than 50 floating schools and libraries in an effort to provide basic education in a severely...
China's Implementation of Impact and Risk-based Early Warning
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Floods, Forecast, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security, Drought, Information
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
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Publish Date: 3 December 2015
China is one of the countries most affected by meteorological hazards. From 1984 to 2014, on average per annum meteorological hazards caused 4 066 deaths and 192.2 billion Chinese Yuan...
(Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme Events and Climate Change
Natural hazards, Climate change
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (2) - 2016
Theme: Climate
1
Publish Date: 1 November 2016
The weather seems to be getting wilder and weirder. People are noticing. What are the connections to human-caused climate change? And how can we best communicate what the most recent...
Taking Action through Pilot Projects: “Learning through Doing”
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Forecast, Environment, Natural hazards, Climate change, Education, Disaster risk reduction, Data exchange, Partnership, Capacity development, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (4) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 October 2008
by M.C. Wong and Hilda Lam An eminent psychologist, Carl Roger (as cited in Kraft, 1978), asserted: “The only learning which significantly influences behaviour is self-discovered, self-appropriated learning”. Learning cannot be imposed. It can only be acquired through participation.
Disaster-related displacement in a changing climate
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security, El Niño / La Niña
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 21 March 2016
Climate-related displacement is already a global reality. Every year, the lives of millions of people are affected when they are displaced by the impacts of weather and climate hazards. Some of the largest disasters make the international headlines, but most disasters do not even make the national news.