Tag: Feature
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The shock of earthquakes
By Amb. Roberto R. Romulo It is pure coincidence that our conference on “Megacities at Risk” takes place two days after the Zambales earthquake which affected Metro Manila. Personally, I was just as shocked as the rest of Manila. Many hotels, apartments and office buildings had evacuation procedures in place and they should be commended. …
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Lessons from Typhoon Ompong
By Amb. Roberto R. Romulo Of the 95 fatalities so far reported as a direct result of Typhoon Ompong that slammed into Northern Luzon last week, 16 people perished from the wind and flooding that it brought. The majority of those who perished – 79 so far – was the result of a landslide that…
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Opinion: Disaster-prone Asia must not cut corners on critical infrastructure
By Mami Mizutori Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Much of the success in reducing mortality from disasters across Asia and the Pacific, particularly in the case of storms and floods, is due to improvements in early warning systems, weather forecasts and timely evacuations.…
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10 reasons businesses need to build resilience to disasters
By Mami Mizutori Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) This article is part of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN Extreme weather events were seen as the most prominent risk in the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Risks Report. Whether it’s the threat of…