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Take care: Unclear conditions ahead
New automatic weather stations advance climate information & early warning in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
03
September,
2018
September,
2018
Why is Raspberry Pi perfect for building flood resilience?
Could a palm-sized $10 computer become a life-saving tool against disasters and climate change? In this blog, Rob Mullins (Raspberry Pi co-founder) and Miguel Arestegui (Disaster Risk Reduction specialist at Practical Action) discuss how the Raspberry Pi micro-computer is building flood resilience in Peru and how it could help us in the future.
20
August,
2018
August,
2018
Better forecast, better preparedness – investing in improved weather services
Sun or rain? Most of us rely on the daily weather forecast to know what to wear or whether to bring an umbrella. However, for millions of people living in flood prone areas, timely and accurate forecasts, as well as early warning, can impact more than just clothing choices –they can help minimize flooding impacts.
09
August,
2018
August,
2018
Why we need to restore floodplains
Floods can be inconvenient. Large floods can be downright disastrous. Small, regular floods that inundate riverside floodplains are essential to a river’s health, and provide a wide variety of benefits to wildlife, fish and people. When we manage rivers wisely, we can keep communities safe and enjoy all of the benefits healthy rivers provide.
07
August,
2018
August,
2018
Investing in bamboo to curb floods in Kenya
In Kenya, floods and landslides killed around 100 people and displaced nearly 300,000 between March and May 2018. Smallholder farmers along the Upper Tana River basin are now investing in bamboo trees to curb floods
02
August,
2018
August,
2018
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NDCs: an opportunity to prioritise flood resilience in national plans
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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: Build to Last
This Sunday, the 13th of October, is the 30th International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). An initiative started by the UN General Assembly in 1989 in order to promote a global cul...
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An inside look at flood forecasting
Several years ago, we identified flood forecasts as a unique opportunity to improve people’s lives, and began looking into how Google’s infrastructure and machine learning expertise can ...
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Business Insurance 2019 Innovation Award: Post Event Review Capability
Finding positive takeaways from a catastrophe loss can be tough, but analyzing how a natural event became a humanitarian disaster can help communities build resilience against future catastr...
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NDCs: an opportunity to prioritise flood resilience in national plans
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