Spend more on prevention to cut losses from disasters
With cost of disasters quadrupling, delegates to Asia-Europe meet bat for more funding on disaster preparedness.
View ArticleHot weather, more than disasters, makes people relocate
Study reveals that rising temperatures, rather than natural disasters, are likely to cause household migration.
View ArticleDrug-resistant malaria threatens control programmes
Study says that resistance to the front-line antimalarial drug, artemisinin, is now widespread in South-East Asia.
View ArticleBest laid emergency plans lost in translation
Global Science Advice summit zeroes in on how scientific knowledge can be conveyed best to people during crises.
View ArticleUN licences kick off search for underwater minerals
Concerns abound on potential environmental impact of seabed mining exploration licences granted by UN body.
View ArticleHuman-induced sea level rise portends more typhoon risks
Countries in the Pacific warned of more severe typhoons amid high sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean.
View ArticleHow anthropologists help medics fight Ebola in Guinea
These experts enabled front-line medical teams to get through to local people, reports Amzath Fassassi.
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Analysis: Is the region ready for Ebola?
Communication is the first line of defence especially to control the fear that has spread faster than the virus.
View ArticleFocus on Disability: Support for the elderly is missing
Most people with disabilities are elderly, but you wouldn’t know this from NGOs’ priorities, says Hannah Kuper.
View ArticleMobile phones can help warn people of coming flood risks
First WHO global report on drowning pushes mobile phone networks for information dissemination on flood risks.
View ArticleThe need for smarter, better targeted climate finance
Research flags up challenges for adaptation and urges investors to embrace innovation.
View Article2004 tsunami: Through the lens of a Thai beach resort
This photo gallery shows the devastating impact of the tsunami ten years ago on the Thai resort town of Khao Lak.
View ArticleLandslides could become Indonesia’s worst nightmare
The landslide that buried a Central Java village dramatizes the deadly mix of climate change and deforestation.
View ArticleWarming climate accelerates spread of vector-borne diseases
Greater awareness is needed of how climate change may alter vector-borne diseases such as malaria, say papers.
View ArticleMental health of trafficking victims overlooked
Study finds psychological care should be a core part of projects to support trafficked people.
View ArticleUN disaster forum ends with calls to ramp up resilience
UN disaster conference in Japan also calls to increase the role of the scientific community in rebuilding efforts.
View ArticleVaccination of elderly may curb rise in China TB cases
Millions of elderly aged 65 years and above in China will push up TB cases in the next few decades, says research.
View ArticleNepal caught unprepared for disasters
Studies early April had warned of Nepal’s unpreparedness for earthquakes or other natural disasters.
View ArticleSome coral reefs are proving tough to climate change
A 15-year study notes that certain species of corals are evolving and even thriving in warmer coastal waters.
View ArticleFighting trafficking of Cambodia’s vulnerable bears
This image gallery visits a bear sanctuary in Cambodia that houses and cares for bears saved from illegal trade.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....