U.S. Agency For International Development These 2816 records of foreign, natural and humanmade, disasters include Section 1 describes general baseline information on the country s geography, http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/resource/soc/disforgn.html
Extractions: Website: http://www.info.usaid.gov/ Disaster History File: The Disaster History File contains a quantitative record of all foreign disasters to which the Agency for International Development/Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, AID/OFDA, has responded since 1964, plus selected major disasters dating back to 1900. These 2,816 records of foreign, natural and human-made, disasters include: dates; locations; casualties; damages to housing, transportation, communications, and crops; and magnitude of impact. These records are worldwide excluding the US. The Disaster History File provides intervention information for the prediction of disaster patterns and response requirements. The Disaster History File's sources are published reports from the AID/OFDA, international organizations, and voluntary agencies. Detailed information on disasters to which AID/OFDA has responded is recorded in disaster case reports and OFDA's Annual Reports.
Extractions: This glossary is intended as an aid to generalists working in the disaster assistance field. It has been prepared with the hope that terms common in the disaster assistance vocabulary will be rendered more comprehensible to all interested individuals, whether they be disaster relief specialists or specialists in related fields. It is also hoped that this glossary will help standardize terms frequently used in international seminars on disaster preparedness. The glossary will be revised and updated as needs dictate. Anyone wishing to offer a term for inclusion should feel free to do so. Acceleration a change in velocity due to gravity; in earthquake hazard analysis, it is expressed as a fraction of gravity pull (g).
University Of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center more than fortyfive million people are displaced by natural and human-made disasters. The best practices section focuses on the general approach to http://dmc.engr.wisc.edu/es96/Precis.html
Extractions: Workshop Topic Precis Today more than forty-five million people are displaced by natural and human-made disasters. Uprooted peoples are struggling to survive without adequate food, health care, shelter, information and services. The causes, categories and circumstances of these populations have become increasingly complex. Some are considered to be refugees while others are simply displaced, still others are besieged, or disaster stricken. This paper looks at the causes, types, and duration of these emergency settlements and potential long-term solutions. An awareness of the full range of issues associated with emergency settlement is essential in order to respond to the chanllenges presented by the rapid and sometimes overlapping succession of uprooted populations who are in need of protection and assistance in the world today. Topic 2 - Planning for Preparedness: Early Warning, Contingencies, and Operations
Disaster Research E-mail Newsletter - Natural Hazards Center Prospective students must complete a FEMA general admissions application. Protecting the public from natural and humanmade disasters is the highest http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/dr407.html
Extractions: Center September 24, 2005 DISASTER RESEARCH 407 May 28, 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Mary Fran Myers Scholarship Fund - Request for Contributions Papers and Ideas Invited for 2006 World Congress of Sociology Student Recruitment for FEMA Pilot Training Course Call for Papers ... Conferences and Training Mary Fran Myers was the Co-Director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1988 through her retirement in the fall of 2003. During her time at the Center, she was a major guiding force, both within the Center itself and among the broader hazards community. By the time of her death in April 2004, her numerous contributions to the field were recognized by thousands of individuals and organizations throughout the world. One of Mary Fran's primary concerns during her many years of service was ensuring that those from all sectors of the hazards community would be represented at the annual Hazards Workshop. She was particularly concerned that many who can greatly benefit from and contribute to Workshop activities - including in particular local practitioners, students, and international participants - are also among the least likely to be able to afford to attend. Based on her explicit request, the funds raised through this program will be used to support scholarships to enable such individuals to attend the annual Hazards Workshop or be disbursed at the discretion of the Director of the Natural Hazards Center.
ISDR: Highlights Upon the request of UN Secretarygeneral Kofi Annan, former US President Bill Clinton natural and human-made disasters assessment and reconstruction. http://www.unisdr.org/eng/public_aware/highlights/2005/April2005-eng.htm
Extractions: All official WCDR documents are now available on the website in a user-friendly format, allowing for easier navigation. Participants who have documentation and additional information (including reports from the Thematic Segment and Public Forum) are requested to contact the ISDR webmaster at isdrwebmaster@un.org
Right To Adequate Housing - General Assembly 2001 United Nations Special Session of the general Assembly for an Overall Review the vulnerability of human settlements to natural and humanmade disasters http://www.hri.ca/fortherecordCanada/vol2/housingga01.htm
Extractions: United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly for an Overall Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Habitat Agenda (Instanbul+5) In resolution A/52/190 (1997) the General Assembly decided to hold a special session in the year 2001 for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), which had taken place at Istanbul in 1996. The special session (commonly referred to as Istanbul+5), held from 6 to 8 June 2001, was a combination of plenary meetings and meetings of the Thematic Committee, the latter focussing on the two main Habitat Agenda themes: "adequate shelter for all" and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world". In the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium , governments stated that the Istanbul Declaration and the Habitat Agenda will remain the basic framework for sustainable human settlements development in the years to come. In renewing the commitments made at Habitat II, governments, inter alia reaffirmed that human beings are at the centre of concern for sustainable development and the basis for actions in implementing the Habitat Agenda;
Extractions: In resolution 52/190 (1997) the General Assembly decided to hold a special session in the year 2001 for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), which had taken place at Istanbul in 1996. The special session (commonly referred to as Istanbul+5), held from 6 to 8 June 2001, was a combination of plenary meetings and meetings of the Thematic Committee, the latter focussing on the two main Habitat Agenda themes: "adequate shelter for all" and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world". In the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium , governments stated that the Istanbul Declaration and the Habitat Agenda will remain the basic framework for sustainable human settlements development in the years to come. In renewing the commitments made at Habitat II, governments, inter alia reaffirmed that human beings are at the centre of concern for sustainable development and the basis for actions in implementing the Habitat Agenda;
Extractions: State of Indiana Indiana has addressed a significant range of emergency planning issues, and more remains to be done. Collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Health recognized the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (IDMHA) to begin assessing and planning for disaster recovery and response. These activities allowed the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction to participate in a pilot program sponsored by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) to utilize the Mental Health Planning Guidance for All-Hazards Disasters created by Dr. Brian Flynn. This program guidance, when finalized, will permit Indiana to develop a comprehensive disaster plan for local and state providers and systems. Dr. Brian Flynn, a former Assistant Surgeon General (USPHS, Ret.) and consultant contracted by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, developed an assessment instrument. In the United Stated of America, this instrument is the first of its kind used to assess Community Mental Health Centers readiness to respond to a disaster. Through this Indiana Disaster Mental Health Preparedness Assessment, the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction has identified the strengths and weaknesses of the public mental health system, in responding to natural and human-made disasters, and to terrorism and bioterrorism incidents as well.
Publications, National Mental Health Information Center This report is a supplement to the first ever Surgeon general s Report on Mental or indirectly by a full range of natural and humanmade disasters. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/publications_browse.asp?ID=180&S
Extractions: INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT NATURAL DISASTER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA A devastating earthquake and subsequent tidal waves that hit Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004 have resulted in numerous casualties and great damage in the countries of the region. In response to this catastrophe, which killed more than 200,000 people, the international community acted promptly to help those affected by what has been qualified as the greatest disaster of the century. Turkey, which has experienced such disasters, is well aware of the importance of international solidarity during such hard times. Thus, Turkey was one of the first countries to extend a helping hand and offer relief to the countries affected by this disastrous earthquake. In addition to aid worth $5 million extended by the Turkish government, a donation campaign has been launched throughout Turkey. The sum of the Turkish aid to be sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, Malaysia, Somali, Seychelles and Myanmar has so far reached $15 million and it is increasing everyday. The General Directorate of Emergency Management is in charge of coordination in order to secure the most efficient use of the aid. The Turkish Red Crescent has meanwhile sent a 13-member relief team who will undertake assistance efforts in the region for a period of five months. Moreover, on January 16, 2005 Turkey sent two military cargo planes loaded with relief supplies worth $500.000 to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the countries worst affected by the disaster. A team of 37 Turkish paramedics has also been sent to Banda Aceh, the hardest hit area, where they will set up two field hospitals.
XXXIV Regular Session Of The OAS General Assembly THE general ASSEMBLY,. RECALLING its resolutions AG/RES. violations of human rights or natural or humanmade disasters, and who have not crossed an http://www.oas.org/xxxivga/english/docs_approved/agres2055_04.asp
Extractions: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RECALLING its resolutions AG/RES. 1971 (XXXIII-O/03), The Protection of Refugees, Returnees, and Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in the Americas; AG/RES. 1892 (XXXII-O/02); AG/RES. 774 (XV-O/85); AG/RES. 838 (XVI-O/86); AG/RES. 951 (XVIII-O/88); AG/RES. 1021 (XIX-O/89); AG/RES. 1039 (XX-O/90); AG/RES. 1040 (XX-O/90); AG/RES. 1103 (XXI-O/91); AG/RES. 1170 (XXII-O/92); AG/RES. 1214 (XXIII-O/93); AG/RES. 1273 (XXIV-O/94); AG/RES. 1336 (XXV-O/95); AG/RES. 1416 (XXVI-O/96); AG/RES. 1504 (XXVII-O/97); and AG/RES. 1602 (XXVIII-O/98); REITERATING the principles established in the Inter-American Democratic Charter, especially those referred to in its Chapter III, Democracy, Integral Development, and Combating Poverty; RECALLING the pertinent international norms on human rights, humanitarian law, and refugee law, and recognizing that the protection of internally displaced persons has been reinforced by the identification, reaffirmation, and consolidation of specific protective standards, in particular the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, prepared by the Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons; RECALLING ALSO that, according to those Guiding Principles, internally displaced persons are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border;
Extractions: As the first international standards developed for IDPs, the principles were presented to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in April 1998 by the Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons. The 53-member Commission, in a resolution adopted unanimously, took note of the principles and acknowledged the Representative's stated intention to make use of them in his work. It requested him to report on these efforts and on the views expressed to him by governments, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs. The resolution further noted that the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), composed of the heads of the major international humanitarian and development organisations, had welcomed the Guiding Principles and encouraged its members to share them with their Executive Boards. The IASC's March 1998 decision had also encouraged its members to share the principles with their staff and
Virgin Islands TwentyFifth Special Session of the United Nations general Assembly for an the vulnerability of human settlements to natural and human-made disasters, http://www.un.org/ga/habitat/statements/docs/viE.html
Extractions: Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my honour to represent the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands at this 25th Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly. My delegation appreciates the continual support of member states since 1992 in facilitating the participation of associate member governments of regional economic commissions as observers to the U.N. world conferences and General Assembly special sessions, providing an opportunity for interaction with the international community on issues of relevance to our development process. Mr. President
Extractions: It is a great pleasure for me to return to Bulgaria. The first time I came here was ten years ago when I served on a team, which presented the first human rights lectures in this country following the end of the communist era. I in particular would like to thank Dr. Luise Druke, the UNHCR Representative, for organizing today's event and bringing me back to Bulgaria. I also would like to express my appreciation to the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, the Agency for Refugees and the Bulgarian Red Cross for co-sponsoring the program. The phenomenon of internal displacement is not new. Indeed, it's as old as human history. Once territorial markings came into being and then more formally the nation state, both externally displaced and internally displaced persons became a reality even if they were not called refugees and IDPs. Indeed, in Europe, during the last century, especially prior to and during the second world war, both Hitler and Stalin forcibly displaced millions of their citizens, and the war itself created tremendous numbers of more internally displaced persons. But it was not until the last 10 years of the 20th century that the term internally displaced person regularly came into use and that international attention turned to trying to create an international system to deal with such people. It must be recalled that following the second world war, international efforts focused on creating laws and machinery to provide international protection to people who fled across borders because of persecution. The Refugee Convention and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees came into being in 1951 - a great step forward at that time, since before then persons who sought asylum on the territory of a foreign state were frequently turned back.
Urban & Community Forestry which resulted from a variety of natural and humanmade disasters. to the general public that defines and clarifies an ecological approach to urban http://www.stateforesters.org/positions/U&CF.html
Extractions: NASF Homepage State Forestry Homepages NFP Success Stories Newsletter ... Forestry Links National Association of State Foresters Policy Statements BACKGROUND The concept of an ecological approach to urban and community forest management is not new. In 1965, it was introduced by Eric Jorgensen, a University of Toronto Forestry Professor, when he wrote, "…urban forestry does not deal entirely with city trees or with single tree management, but rather with tree management in the entire area influenced by and utilized by the urban population. This area naturally includes the watershed areas and the recreational areas serving the urban population. The politically established boundaries for municipalities rarely include the entire geographical area influenced by urbanization." Over the past century, an expanding population and land-use changes have had a negative impact on the extent and quality of urban and community forest resources throughout the United States. When examining the condition of many of these forests, it is difficult to go beyond the need to care for existing trees and planting the vacant planting sites. Insects, diseases and a lack of care have ravaged the tall, gracious trees that our parents and grandparents enjoyed. If this pattern of deterioration and neglect continues, it will result in further reductions of species populations, loss of genetic diversity and an increasing vulnerability of species to insect and disease outbreaks that downsize our urban and community forests.
Resource Search Disaster Type natural Hazards. Aspect general or Multiple Aspects floods, fires, tornados, hurricanes, and droughts) or humanmade disasters (eg, http://www.eden.lsu.edu/Resource_Search.aspx?sstate=Arizona
D&SCRN - 9th International Symposium, Antalya Turkey natural and human made disasters are still causing devastating suffering for humanmade hazards (air and water pollution) cover the general topics of http://www.erc.gr/English/d&scrn/newsletter/newsletter9/antalya.htm
Extractions: Natural and human made disasters are still causing devastating suffering for humanity in the new millennium. Identification of risks, analysis of hazards and effective mitigation as well as preparedness against disasters pose important challenges for both the research community and for the society at large. It is acknowledged that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary for finding solutions for the protection of populations, the environment and the structures. Hazards 2002, the Ninth International Symposium on Natural and Human Made Hazards Background: The Hazards 2002 International Symposium is the ninth in the continuing inter-disciplinary series begun in 1988. The eighth Symposium was held in Tokushima, Japan 2000 and was attended by participants from over 25 countries around the world. The objectives of this series of symposia on Natural and Technological Hazards are to promote the advancement of hazard sciences, to perceive and explore those aspects that may be similar among some of the various hazards, to review the latest developments in several selected fields and to outline new directions for future research. Achieving the objectives of the symposia has taken on a new sense of urgency as a result of the large number of natural and human - made disasters (e.g. earthquakes, floods, tsunamis etc.) that have already occurred in various parts of the world over the last years.
The Guiding Principles On Internal Displacement Foreword to the Guiding Principles by UnderSecretary-general violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an http://www.idpproject.org/guiding_principles.htm
Extractions: The humanitarian community is increasingly aware of the crisis of internal displacement which affects over 20 million people worldwide. While responsibility for the protection of IDPs rests first and foremost with national governments and local authorities, it is important for the international community to see how best it can contribute to enhancing the protection of IDPs in conflict and crisis situations. We must also design humanitarian assistance in such a way that it will promote the protection of IDPs. Within the United Nations system, significant steps have been taken to enhance an effective and timely response to the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has entrusted me with the responsibility to act as Focal Point within the UN system for issues relating to the internally displaced. In discharging this mandate, I am committed to enhancing the capacity of the United Nations as a whole to respond to situations of internal displacement as well as to promoting strong coordination and a clearer division of institutional responsibilities and adequate support to operational agencies.
Extractions: Archives th Session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat April 4-8, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the lead agency within the United Nations system on matters related to human settlements, with specific targets on slum upgrading and water and sanitation issues. The 20 th In preparation for GC20, the federal government is developing Canadian positions to be discussed at GC20 and is soliciting the views of provincial and territorial governments, First Nations and civil society. A number of pre-session documents have been prepared by UN-Habitat. These are available at: http://www.unhabitat.org/gc/gc20/presession.asp . The following provides a general overview of key issues requiring decisions at GC20. Involvement of Civil Society in Improving Local Governance: This paper prepared by the Secretariat suggests that the long-term social and economic benefit of civil society involvement outweighs the associated costs of involving them. UN-Habitat, drawing from more than 25 years experience working with governments and cities, illustrates this with examples of inclusive political process and structures from around the world. http://www.unhabitat.org/gc/gc20/documents/english/k0473702.pdf
