Red Cross Issues Six-Month Report on Typhoon Haiyan
Six months after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, the American Red Cross continues to deliver the right help at the right time. In its six-month report, the American Red…
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China Flood Expo 2014 in Beijing
China Flood Conference 2014 will bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from Thailand and across the world to share experience and progress made in flood management research, policies and…
Dutch Minister Presents Jakarta Flood Plan
Today (2 April 2014), Minister Schultz van Haegen, the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, will be presenting the draft Master Plan for the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development…
2013 Floods Highlight the Positive Effect of Defence Measures
Press Release from Muncih Re, April 2014 Natural catastrophe losses in 2013 were dominated by floods. Detailed analyses have shown that protective measures can drastically reduce losses. For example, the…
When It Floods, Is the Damage Covered by Your Insurance?
Press Release – New York, March 27, 2014 Just when you stopped worrying that another Polar Vortex would bring more severe cold, snow and ice, rising spring temperatures pose another…
Bolivia Floods – Red Cross Support for Health, Hygiene and Sanitation
Red Cross Press Release Bolivia – 21 February, 2014 According to reports from the Bolivian Meteorological Service, although the rainy season in Bolivia started in November 2013, the rains intensified…
Red Cross Appeal to Support 75,000 Hit by Philippines Floods
Red Cross Press Release 27 August 2013 Today, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a preliminary emergency appeal for 1.68 million Swiss francs…
Red Cross Launches Appeal as Flooding Causes Crisis in Sudan
Red Cross Press Release – Sudan Floods, August 2013 The International Federation of Red cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal of 918,554 Swiss francs to…
