A maritime incident occurred on 13 February 1997 when a rogue wave struck the German-registered container ship Tokio Express off the coast of Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom, causing 62 containers to fall overboard. #MostDiscussed #Environment #DisasterManagement #Lego #Cornwall https://www.mostdiscussed.com/article/412496
Most Discussed 📖 - 1997 Lego Spill

The great horse manure crisis of 1894 refers to the idea that the greatest obstacle to urban development at the turn of the century was the difficulty of removing horse manure from the streets. #MostDiscussed #DisasterManagement #Economics #UrbanStudiesAndPlanning https://www.mostdiscussed.com/article/317129
Most Discussed 📖 - Great Horse Manure Crisis Of 1894

Africa: Kenya Urges Africa to Invest in Space Technology to Improve Disaster Management: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has urged African countries to invest more seriously in space technology and data systems to better manage disasters such as floods and droughts, with officials saying the continent must strengthen its own satellite capabilities while expanding partnerships that support innovation. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRQTsD #Africa #Kenya #SpaceTechnology #DisasterManagement #Innovation
IIT Mandi scientists have developed a real-time AI-based warning system that detects even sub-millimetre ground movement and triggers instant alerts to authorities and local communities. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/iit-mandi-develops-ai-based-real-time-landslide-warning-system-nhwmrfal?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #LandslideWarning #IITMandi #DisasterManagement #Climate

How India Quietly Rolled Back the Legal Right to Disaster Relief

The deletion of key provisions from the Disaster Management Act, 2005 undermines humanitarian principles and decades of institutional progress, yet it has gone almost unnoticed.

by P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti
The Wire
January 7, 2026

https://thewire.in/government/how-india-quietly-rolled-back-the-legal-right-to-disaster-relief


#Asia #India #ClimateChange #disaster #disasters #DisasterManagement #DisasterRelief #COVID #COVID-19 #compensation #rights #justice #HumanRights
How India Quietly Rolled Back the Legal Right to Disaster Relief - The Wire

The deletion of key provisions from the Disaster Management Act, 2005 undermines humanitarian principles and decades of institutional progress, yet it has gone almost unnoticed.

The Wire

📑 #press release #UNDRR DEC-30

Aden -- #yemen is taking important steps to strengthen national resilience by advancing the National Implementation Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (2026-2030)

#DisasterRiskReduction

#civilprotection #disastermanagement
#SendaiFramework #UN

🔹 The plan aims to translate national priorities into a practical, time-bound roadmap

🔹 🔵 UNDP-UNDRR joint collaboration

Full report (prime source) 👇🏽

https://www.undrr.org/news/yemen-advances-national-roadmap-resilience-undrr-support

Yemen advances national roadmap for resilience with UNDRR support

Aden, Yemen | December 2025. Yemen is taking important steps to strengthen national resilience by advancing the National Implementation Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (2026-2030). Led by the Ministry of Water and Environment, the national focal point for the Sendai…

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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