Author Omar H. Amach The COVID-19 pandemic was in many an unexpected event that caught the world off guard. The World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report, for example, did not include pandemics...
The need to increase investments in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is a well-accepted priority to minimize losses from disaster and climate change. However, there...
Commemoration of the adoption of the Sendai Framework, Paris Agreement and the Nansen Initiative in 2015 REMARKS BY MAMI MIZUTORI, UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR DISASTER RISK...
The threats of volcanic eruptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and in Martinique once again bring to light the need for prevention and inter-sectoral cooperation to reduce the risk of...
Viet Nam’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Since the first case was reported on January 23, 2020, Viet Nam has more than one thousand infected cases. The Government established a...
Thailand’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction The first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported on January 13, 2020. Daily new COVID-19 cases had been in rising then on. The situation was...
Malaysia’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction The first COVID-19 case appeared in Malaysia in early February 2020 but a local outbreak only emerged in March, prompting the introduction...
Myanmar’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Myanmar confirmed its first two official cases of COVID-19 on 23 March 2020. On 31 March 2020, the National-level Central Committee for...
Indonesia’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Indonesia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 2, 2020. The government adopted various containment measures, including...
India’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction The first case of COVID-19 in India was reported on January 30, 2020, and the number of cases continued to rise. Prime Minister Modi announced...