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Category: Newsletter (page 2)

Updates on Sendai Goals 1 and 2

Posted on: 24th November 2019 Last updated on: 29th October 2020 Written by: Denise Corsel Comments: 0
Update on the United Nations Office on Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) Effort to Reduce Deaths: Excerpts from two UN Reports 2016 and 2017 By: Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett and Hideyuki Shiroshita In 2015, the United Nations ‘Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk…
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The Warning Has Been Issued. Why Can’t Everyone Evacuate?

By Yiyue Wu A flood is approaching, and authorities have issued an evacuation warning. Residents have received alerts on their phones and know where the nearest shelters are. Yet some people remain in areas at risk. Why doesn’t a warning…
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When Death Is Not Seen as a Disaster:The Hidden Risks at Home

By Yiyue Wu Between May and June 2026, England experienced two periods of extreme heat. Preliminary figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimated around 2,877 heat-related deaths during these two events alone (UKHSA, 2026). The danger was not…
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Resilience Starts at Home: 11 Young Voices from Vietnam on Disaster Risk and Recovery

By:Arkoneil Ghosh, Founding Editor of Junior Champion Magazine, Regional Coordinator, and IAD4AD AdministratorAnushka Konar: Co-editor of Junior Champion Magazine, Design Coordinator To mark the United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) 2026, under the theme “Resilience Starts at…
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Launch of ADN Taiwan Chapter at National Chi Nan University

By Master Arkoneil Ghosh and Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett The ADN Taiwan Chapter was launched on 12 and 13 March, led by Professor Jie-Ru Chen and Dr. Yi-Tzu Lin at National Chi Nan University in Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan. The launch…
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‘Vanishing Acts’: Missing women and girls as an invisible crisis in post-disaster landscapes

By Dr. Aditya Ghosh and Prof. Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett Between 2020 and 2021, the Indian Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, was struck by a double disaster: the COVID-19 lockdown and two devastating cyclones, Amphan and Yaas. While mortality from…
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Extreme Heat Deaths Must Be Avoided

By Mr. Mihir R. Bhatt March 12, the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD), challenges us to confront a painful reality: many deaths we accept as “normal” consequences of heat are neither sudden nor inevitable. Extreme heat is one…
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