Natural and Environmental Disasters
Beth
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20 Jul 2011
Fiji has an active National Disaster Management Plan and a Natural Disaster Management Act.
Fiji is located in one of the most vulnerable locations for natural and environmental disasters in the world. An average of one to two cyclones hit the country every year and floods and flash floods resulting from climate change have become a common occurrence. Over the last decade, the damage caused by tropical cyclones alone has been estimated at more than USD $500 million and more than 100 lives have...
Beth
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20 Jul 2011
In 2006, Samoa established its National Disaster Management Plan 2006-2009.
Samoa is exposed to a number of natural and technological hazards. Some of these hazards are seasonal, such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts. Others are an ever-present threat, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruption, tsunamis, epidemics, industrial hazards, and exotic plant or animal diseases. Changes in tropical cyclone systems increase the risk to life, property and ecosystems. The occurrences of tropical...
Beth
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08 Jul 2011
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July 07 2011 -- President James Michel has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to take on the responsibility of becoming ‘the guardians of sustainability of our planet’ and to reclaim the concept of sustainability in the modern world order.
“Islands are more vulnerable and more threatened today than they have ever been in their history. We all know that for islands, the spectre of climate change is existential. Even those that will not be completely engulfed by...
Beth
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30 Jun 2011
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http://www.nytimes....
By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP
Published: March 21, 2011
SINGAPORE — In the aftermath of earthquakes and tsunamis, one of the most desperate needs for survivors is often to have access to clean drinking water.
In the future, help may be on the way from Singapore.
Desalination plants have long been essential to providing fresh water in places where natural supplies are lacking. Traditionally, two methods have been used to remove salt from water: thermal distillation, in which salt water...
Beth
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28 Jun 2011
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http://www....
The United Nations and its partners this week launched a 20-year, $200 million environmental recovery programme in south-west Haiti that aims to benefit more than 200,000 people and show that sustainable rural development, from fisheries to tourism, is indeed practical.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
By UN News
The United Nations and its partners this week launched a 20-year, $200 million environmental recovery programme in south-west Haiti that aims to benefit more than 200,000 people and...
