There is an endless narrative on why mining is bad. Having been in the industry for over 40 years now, I know this for a fact: responsible mining brings more good than bad. The Department of ...

Through a Training of Trainers (ToT) initiative, the programme led to the development of local strategies for disaster risk reduction and equipped national and local representatives with essential ...

It can, however, support faster, smarter, and more targeted interventions that help lessen the impact for people when a disaster occurs. As a complement to existing disaster risk reduction (DRR ...

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, will officially launch the inaugural virtual meeting of the Group of Twenty Disaster Risk Reduction Working ...

In the 24th Gawad Kalasag Seal and Special Awards for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance in December 2024, the President called on concerned agencies “to ...

A community-based awareness program focused on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was organised by the students of Bhassara Secondary School at Laitpur Metropolitan City Ward -19. The event aimed to ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amidst increased concern of erosion and landslips, the state government has ordered yet another disaster risk reduction study of Varkala Cliff – a national geological ...

India is committed to the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Principal Secretary, P.K. Mishra said on Friday (November 1, 2024), while calling for ...

With the active participation of the Indian delegation, consensus was reached on finalizing the first Ministerial declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the G20 Ministerial meeting ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda said disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be an election issue. A staunch advocate of environmental awareness and protection, Legarda, during an interview ...