From the 18th to the 21st of July 2019, Hanoi was affected by a heatwave with a heat index peaking at 47.5 ◦C. Three days before, alerted by early warnings issued by the Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate…
Asia Pacific Red Cross Red Crescent: Our Contribution to Resilience 2019-2020 (Working Draft)
Our contribution to resilience Home to more than half of the world’s seven billion people, the Asia Pacific region is the fastest growing, with seven of the ten largest cities and five of its largest economies. As economies expand, increased…
Disaster Risk Governance Academic Seminar 2018 – Proceeding
In April 2017, the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) endorsed the Chairperson’s proposal to collaborate with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the “ASEAN Peer to Peer Learning: Disaster Law and Policy Platform”.…
Be Prepared for Natural Disasters With Mr. Radar!!
To mark the 90th anniversary of the Relief and Community Health Bureau (RCHB) of the Thai Red Cross on 23 December 2010, RCHB has created a cartoon booklet titled “Be Prepared for Natural Disasters With Mr. Radar!!” with an aim of promoting…
