Personal Reflective Blog By: Silvia Zanini, ADN’s Affiliate based in New Zealand I am an Italian living in New Zealand, a chartered management accountant, with a degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Turin, Italy, and a MsC…
Digital Transformation Overnight from Our ADN Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh
I must say that I have been exposed to the Digital World at quite a young age, thanks to my parents who enrolled me for a variety of courses. I recall five years back when I was doing an Online…
Social distancing a learning experience! Written by ADN’s Intern, Meharaj Bano
Meharaj Bano, ADN’s Intern and BBA Student at Vellore Institute of Technology University in India, has written a personal and reflective piece, titled ‘Social distancing a learning experience!’. It is very well written and provides an interesting insight. Please read…
Understanding Social Distance, Written by our Regional Coordinator in India, Dr Madhulika Sahoo
Understanding Social Distance By: Dr Madhulika Sahoo India’s outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has affected more than 100s of people from 17 different states. As of the 17th of April 2020, about 452 deaths and 13,835 infected cases have been…
How Can Social Distancing be Achieved in Dharavi, Mumbai?
How Can Social Distancing be Achieved in Dharavi, Mumbai? By: Arkoneil Ghosh, ADN Junior Champion It is indeed a great concern for sensitizing the rural population about social distancing. The question here is not whether they want to do or…
Reflective Brief from ADN’s Solution Exchange Officer, Jos Bal
Reflective Brief from ADN’s Solution Exchange Officer, Jos Bal A reflective brief comes from our Solution Exchange Officer, Jos Bal. Jos is currently a policy advisor in the Zuid-Holland Zuid Safety Region in The Netherlands. Jos is also a volunteer…
Update from Our ADN Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh
Update from Our ADN Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh Coding Coronavirus: Our 10-year ADN Champion Arkoneil Ghosh has developed a coding game for Coronavirus. It’s fun and extremely useful. You will need to click to play this coding game: Coding Game –…
Birthday Wishes from Professor Peter Jackson
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has now caused an increase in the death rate amongst vulnerable groups. Because Covid-19 took the world by surprise it is a reasonable proposition to argue that many of these Covid-19 related deaths could have been…
Book on ‘Avoidable Deaths: A Systems Failure Approach to Disaster Risk Management’
Book on ‘Avoidable Deaths: A Systems Failure Approach to Disaster Risk Management’ By: Nibedita Ray-Bennett Ray-Bennett’s book ‘Avoidable Deaths: A Systems Failure Approach to Disaster Risk Management’ , published in 2018, addresses one of the most pressing questions of…
To help someone, first you must be able to find them!
Regional Drone Mapping in Africa By: Matthew Merry To help someone, first you must be able to find them. Maps are a crucial resource in both the mitigating of and response of any disaster. Being able to quickly and efficiently…
Japan selects ‘disaster’ character to define 2018
The “disaster” symbol has been selected by Japan to define the year of 2018 By: Denise Corsel 2018 has been a tough and challenging year. Disasters have left a big impact on all continents. Japan, which has been specially affected, has selected…
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