Flood recovery and dealing with the aftermath of flooding
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration for the state that would provide federal assistance to a total of 51 counties in response…
With natural disasters forecast to worsen, vulnerable countries and aid donors should look to insurance to get faster payouts to those most affected and stop disasters spiralling into costly long-term…
The Strumica River Basin is the Macedonia’s main agricultural centre, producing over 180,000 tonnes of vegetables each year. The soil is fertile, nourished by the Strumica River, and the local…
Standard advice about preparing for disasters focuses on building shelters and stockpiling things like food, water and batteries. But resilience – the ability to recover from shocks, including natural disasters…
Building a “new city” from the wreckage of Higashi-Matsushima has required careful planning and consensus among citizens on how to protect them from future threats. CHIANG RAI, Thailand, Feb 9…
Researchers from the University of Lincoln are embarking on a major new study to work out the true economic cost of coastal flooding and how farmland damaged by saltwater can…
On 06 December, Gov. John Bel Edwards released a statement on the disaster relief funding included in the Continuing Resolution (CR) released by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. The government…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Humanitarian workers delivering aid to regions hit by natural disasters might find it a little easier to reach people most in…
Members of the European Parliament approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday, 01 December, 2016. Seven people died in…
Beaches left decimated by the severe winter of 2013 to 2014 have still not recovered almost three years later, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth. The…
Torrential rain and floods hit south and eastern parts of Egypt at the beginning of November, killing 29 people and injuring at least 73 more. The sudden rise in waters…
MARRAKESH, November 14, 2016 – The impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global $520 billion loss in annual consumption, and forces some 26 million people into poverty…
A flood or earthquake can flatten the poor – but not show up as a big economic impact if they already buy very little, writes Megan Rowling. MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov…
The third in our series of cases studies in the use of drones in disaster risk reduction and recovery looks at how drones were used to carry out disaster damage…
The second of our series of cases studies in the use of drones in flood mapping and flood disaster risk reduction and recovery is an overview of how drones were…
President Obama has declared a federal disaster as a result of the storms and floods in Iowa from 21 September to 03 October 2016. The declaration applies to 19 counties…
