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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsSANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, 21 August 2015 – A group of Cuban students has won an international prize awarded to budding architects who deploy their talents to reduce the risk of disasters.
The four-member team from the Central University Marta Abreu de las Villas won their award at the 7th i-Rec student competition in London, where the jury lauded their p…
INCHEON, 13 April 2015 – A 16th century Samurai has left a powerful legacy on the floodplain as well as the battlefield in one of Japan’s most beautiful yet hazardous regions.
In the 1580s, during Japan’s Tensho Era, Samurai Narimasa Sassa constructed a levee called ‘Sassatei’ to protect the people of Toyama City from the mighty Joganji River.
Samurai…
GENEVA, 18 August 2015 – UNISDR has added new momentum to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year international plan to curb deaths and economic damage caused by natural and man-made hazards.
The 'Words into Action' process, launched today, will gather experts from around the globe to shape by the end of 2016 a…
GENEVA, 25 April 2015 - One of Asia's poorest and most disaster-prone countries, Nepal is reeling from a massive earthquake near the capital Kathmandu which has claimed hundreds of lives.
The mountainous nation was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake at around noon local time on Saturday, with the epicentre in Lamjung District around 80 kilometres nor…