Extreme Flooding Predicted to Hit Mali’s Inner Niger Delta
Flooding in 2016 could be the highest in 50 years, but a web-based forecasting system is alerting people in advance. By Megan Rowling for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. BARCELONA, Sept…
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As Disaster Losses Mount, Sri Lanka Develops Tool to Track Them
Right now, there is no uniform system to calculate losses, which is hampering disaster planning measures, reports Amantha Perera for Thomson Reuters Foundation. ARANAYAKE, Sri Lanka, Aug 30 (Thomson Reuters…
Don’t Count on Technology to Save You in a Disaster – Researchers
Technology like drones and smartphones are no substitute for sound infrastructure in delivering aid, reports Megan Rowling for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. BARCELONA, Aug 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Newfound…
Pakistan Expands Glacier Monitoring in Effort to Cut Disaster Risk
With glaciers melting faster in the face of climate change, flood risk is rising and early warnings will be key, report Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio. ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (Thomson…
USA – Village in Alaska Votes to Relocate Due to Threat of Rising Seas
A Native American village in Alaska has voted to relocate its entire population of some 600 people due to the threat of rising seas, by Sebastien Malo for the Thomson…
Flood-Hit Bangladesh Plans to Keep Food Safe in Home Silos
Latest floods have caused acute food shortages in some areas, with household food stocks damaged and food production hampered, reports Syful Islam for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. DHAKA, Aug 17…
Asia Must Invest More in Disaster Risk Reduction Says Red Cross
In an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says Asia must invest more in…
Senegal Floods Expose Need for Community Warning, Preparation
KAFFRINE, Senegal, Aug 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Little is left in the house where Fati Camara lived with her four children, after it was hit by heavy rains last…
NASA’s New Mission: Improving Food Security in West Africa
A drive by NASA to stream climate data to West African nations using its earth-observing satellites could boost crop production in a region hit hard by climate change, experts say.…
Threatened by Climate Change, Mozambique’s Beira Bets on Urban Renewal
Mozambique’s second-largest city is in a race against time to protect itself from cyclones, floods and rising sea levels, reports Astrid Zweynert. Daviz Simango is one of Mozambique’s most influential…
Shortage of Safe Land Blocks Sri Lanka Disaster Relocation Efforts
To move families out of risk zones, the government may resort to building high-rise housing, even in rural areas, reports Amantha Perera. GAMTHUNA, Sri Lanka, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
Bangladesh Declares Lightning Strikes a Disaster as Deaths Surge
DHAKA, June 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh has seen a near-record number of deaths this year from a phenomenon that appears to be worsening with climate change: lightning strikes.…
Sri Lanka’s Investment in Disaster Risk Insurance Gives Fast Payoff
COLOMBO, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On 01 April 2016, the Sri Lankan government paid 300 million rupees ($2 million) as a premium to buy its first national natural…
Sri Lanka Floods – With Social Media, “We Could Have Saved More Lives”
Sri Lanka’s deadly landslide and torrential rain point to weaknesses in sharing disaster updates. ARANAYAKE, Sri Lanka, May 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For the first 48 hours after a…
Sri Lankan Flood-Hit Families Left With Nothing, Red Cross Says in Emergency Appeal
LONDON, May 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Floods in Sri Lanka which have forced more than 350,000 people from their homes have left some families with nothing, the Red Cross…
Armed With Drones, Aid Workers Seek Faster Response to Earthquakes, Floods
KATHMANDU, May 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For weeks after Nepal’s worst earthquake in 80 years, the skies above the Himalayan nation vibrated with military helicopters ferrying relief, airplanes bringing…
