Using Drones to Map and Model Flood Risks in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The first in our series of cases studies in the use of drones in flood mapping and flood disaster risk reduction and recovery looks at how drones were used to…
Flood Recovery
Flood recovery and dealing with the aftermath of flooding
Using Drones For Flood Disaster Risk Reduction, Assessment and Recovery
The presence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s), or ‘drones’ as they are commonly known, has grown exponentially in a wide variety of fields over the last few years, including in…
Hurricane Matthew Flooding Leaves Future of Safe, Affordable Child Care in Limbo for Many in Carolinas, Save the Children Says
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scores of flooded child care centers in North and South Carolina cannot tap official disaster recovery support, putting children’s safety and wellbeing at…
Haiti – EU Steps Up Support for Victims of Deadly Hurricane Matthew
The European Commission has stepped up its support with a further €1.5 million in emergency aid for those most affected by hurricane Matthew in Haiti to cover basic immediate needs.…
India – Assam Can Recover From Devastating Floods if the Government Gets Its Act Together
Heavy flooding affected more than a million people in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam between July and August 2016, with 45 dead and more than 200,000 in relief camps.…
Expert Views – What Are Haiti’s Humanitarian Needs After Hurricane Matthew?
NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hurricane Matthew, which slammed into Haiti this week, has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the impoverished nation since a devastating earthquake…
UK Floods – Local Government Association Says 15,000 Homes Damaged in Winter 2015-16 Floods
A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, shows that over 15,000 (15,237) homes and businesses were flooded during the…
Floods and Farms Fuel Jump in Methane Emissions Say Researchers
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A sharp increase in methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in the Earth’s atmosphere since 2007 is the result of higher emissions from biological sources such…
Report – Floods Severely Affect Children, Stop Ignoring Their Experience
Research with flood-affected children reveals serious impacts on well-being but also a desire to take on a role in flood risk management. Lancaster University researchers found that factors impacting on…
Floods in Florida Led to Increase in Respiratory Problems, Study Says
In the US state of Florida, researchers from the University of West Florida helped author a first-of-its-kind study that assessed the health effects of the devastating flood that struck the…
Living With Floods – Chaur Communities of the Teesta River
Bharat Lal Seth, the South Asia Program Coordinator at International Rivers, visited some of the river islands (known as chaurs) of the Teesta River. Below he reports on the lives…
Macedonia – EU, UN and World Bank Join Forces in Flood Recovery
Skopje, 23 August 2016: The European Union and the World Bank, together with the UN agencies in the country, have responded swiftly to the Macedonia Government’s request for assistance in…
Disasters and Kids – How to Help Them Recover
Louisiana’s historic floods have killed at least eight people. As many as 20,000 others have been rescued and thousands have been forced into shelters. Disasters, whether natural, like hurricanes and…
Global Trends in Satellite-based Emergency Mapping
Over the last 15 years, the use of satellite imagery for disaster management support increased significantly, from seven cases in 2000, to 123 in 2014, according to a recent review…
Fiji – Whole Village Relocated After Landslide and Cyclone Disasters
The whole village of Tukuraki in Ba, Fiji, is about to be moved and relocated to a safer area, away from the threat of landslides and other natural hazards. Currently…
Myanmar – $200 Million for Flood Recovery and Resilience Projects
Communities hit hard by the floods and landslides that devastated areas of Myanmar in 2015 will receive assistance for resilient road reconstruction, livelihoods support, and recovery of the agriculture sector…
