#disasterrisks

Published online:
Discursive power of risks, resilience, and responsibility in multi-scalar climate and disaster governance: evidence from Pakistan
Sunya Zaman & Leonora Angeles
University of British Columbia
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#DisasterRisks #Pakistan #Governance

Asia and the Pacific Preparing for a New Era of Disaster Risks BANGKOK, Thailand, December 17 (IPS) - Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar are indications of a shifting disaster riskscape, not anomalies. Both storms broke historical patterns: Ditwah tracked unusually south along Sri Lanka’s coast before looping into the Bay of Bengal, dumping over 375 mm of rain in 24 hours and triggering landslides.

Asia and the Pacific Preparing for a New Era of Disaster Risks

#DisasterRisks #ClimateCrisis

Insurers warn that US weather agency mass firings will hit climate risk data Reinsurance trade group appeals to US commerce secretary Lutnick to preserve data collection after thousands of jobs axed

“Insurers have warned that #massfirings at #US #science agencies could threaten the critical #weather and #geospatial #data that the industry uses to manage natural #disasterrisks and potentially raise #prices for #consumers.”
www.ft.com/content/33a4...

Hangabwärts – Umweltwissenschaftler erforschen, wie Naturkatastrophen durch menschliche Einflüsse wahrscheinlicher werden

How do human activities influence #NaturalDisasters, and how can we mitigate #DisasterRisks? 🌍
We're investigating these questions in high mountain regions with Roopam Shukla.
❓What key factors should we consider❓

🔍 Read more: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/nachricht...

#Landslides #ClimateRisk