Prepositioning has been a game-changer for UNFPA's humanitarian work across the Asia-Pacific region, improving the speed, quality and efficiency of emergency responses. This publication provides an...
PHUKET, 07 July 2019 (NNT) - Government agencies, volunteers, and private companies in Phuket have taken part in a disaster response drill replicating a tsunami alert; the drill took place on 4th-8th...
BANGKOK, 1 July 2019(NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has cooperated with all sectors in conducting a tsunami drill, aimed at facilitating coordination between...
On 28 September 2018, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck Central Sulawesi in Indonesia, triggering a near-field tsunami, large-scale soil liquefaction and landslides. As part of the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Natural disasters and their associated damages severely impact people around the world every year. Increases in exposure and vulnerability at a global level, linked to the multiple...
In the past year, “there were 315 natural disaster events recorded with 11,804 deaths, over 68 million people affected, and US$131.7 billion in economic losses around the world.” This is according to...
The Governor’s office in Central Sulawesi and the Provincial Department of Agriculture organized a special event today in Sigi District to recognize the support being provided by the Food and...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (26 June 2019) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $297.75 million for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of public works and transport infrastructure in Central...
Summary of the current response Overview of Host National Society PMI Central Sulawesi has been on the ground since the onset of the disaster. PMI has deployed almost 1,400 volunteers from branches...
BANGKOK, 25 June 2019(NNT) - The Ministry of the Interior has joined forces with related sectors to hold Tsunami evacuation and rescue drills in six southern provinces by the Andaman Sea on 24th-25th...