COP27 Round-up By Tom Caley, ADN Writer Last weekend the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27, overran by two days as delegates struggled for agreement. To follow up our previous post…
Loss and Damage at COP27
Loss and Damage at COP27 By Mr. Tom Caley, Dr. Nibedita Ray-Bennett and Mr. Alex Skinner From November 6th, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been holding its latest Conference of the Parties (COP) in…
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) 2022 By Mr. Tom Caley, Dr. Nibedita Ray-Bennett and Mr. Alex Skinner The 13th October marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) as designated by the United Nations General Assembly.…
Rapid Review of Flood Damage and Loss in Pakistan
Rapid Review of Flood Damage and Loss in Pakistan By Mr. Tom Caley, Dr. Nimra Choudhary and Ms. Anusha Manahil Since mid-June 2022, record monsoon rains have submerged up to a third of Pakistan causing more than 1500 deaths,…
Drowning Prevention – A Personal Story from my Village Runia, India
Drowning Prevention – A Personal Story from my Village Runia, India By Dr. Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett The 25th of July is World Drowning Prevention Day. To highlight the tragic and profound impact of downing on families and communities and…
A Poem Shared by an ADN Junior Champion
Arkoneil Ghosh, a 12 year old ADN Junior Champion from India has shared devastation and sorrow for the children in Ukraine. In an act of solidarity, Arkoneil has shared a moving poem on the tragedies of war. The Avoidable Deaths…
Risk, Crisis, Disaster and Development Management (RCDDM): Future Leader Programme
Risk, Crisis, Disaster and Development Management (RCDDM): Future Leader Programme By: Mrs Denise Corsel, Dr Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett, Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita and Dr Paul Reilly Introduction Disasters cause critically damaging human, social, financial, natural, and physical losses. In order to…
School Pupils in Osaka are Champions for Avoidable Deaths from Tsunamis
School Pupils in Osaka are Champions for Avoidable Deaths from Tsunamis By: Hideyuki Shiroshita The city of Izumiotsu, located in the central part of Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a relatively small city with approximately 75,000 inhabitants. The city was once…
Perspectives on Avoidable Deaths
Perspectives on Avoidable Deaths – Professor Michael Peterson Short interviews were conducted to gain multiple perspectives on avoidable deaths. Dr Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett interviewed two ADN’s Advisors Mr David Wales and Professor Michael Peterson in 2021 to gain multiple perspectives…
Perspectives on Avoidable Deaths
Perspectives on Avoidable Deaths – Mr David Wales Short interviews were conducted to gain multiple perspectives on avoidable deaths. Dr Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett interviewed two ADN’s Advisors Mr David Wales and Professor Michael Peterson in 2021 to gain multiple perspectives…
Updates on Sendai Goals 1 and 2
Disasters, Disaster Deaths and People Affected by Disasters in the Caribbean Region By: Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett and Julian Coetzee Introduction The Caribbean region is a collection of over 7000 islands (Caribbeanislands.com, 2021). The region is highly prone to natural hazards.…
Avoidable Deaths Network On Air of Two Prominent Radios of Barbados
1 December 2021 LISTEN NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD Shayla Murrell – Interviewer Information Officer, Barbados Government Information Service Daniel Mendez Avoidable Deaths Network Regional Coordinator – Caribbean Krishna Clarke Avoidable Deaths Network Regional Coordinator – Caribbean The Avoidable…
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Awarded
Two prestigious Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships awarded to two students Hanifa Sango from Kenya and Chifundo Katanga from Malawi have been awarded Commonwealth Scholarships to allow them to pursue the MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management (RCDM), while living…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 On this special day we concluded the first Stakeholder’s Workshop in Bangladesh for the project “Developing a Protocol for a Low-Budget Reproductive Health Kit/s during Disasters and Crises”. The Workshop was chaired by Dr…
First Milestone Achieved for the IPPF-Funded Project
First Milestone Achieved for the IPPF-Funded Project entitled “Developing a Protocol for Low-Budget Reproductive Health Kit during Disasters and Crises”. We are excited to announce that after months of systematic literature review of 47 sexual and reproductive health kits, 4…
Meeting the Winners of the Art Project on ‘Hope’
Meeting the Winners of the Art Project ‘Hope’ The winners of the art project on ‘Hope’ were announced through the ADN’s second newsletter on 31 October 2020. This project was led by the ADN’s Operations Manager, Mrs Denise Corsel. This…
Updates on Sendai Goals 1 and 2
Update on the United Nations Office on Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) Effort to Reduce Deaths: Excerpts from the Biennial Report on the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa By:…
Disastrous Floods in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kasese District of Uganda
Disastrous Floods in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kasese District of Uganda By: Dr Yazidhi Bamutaze Uganda’s disaster risk management capabilities and disaster resilience were put to the test in the first half of the year 2020. Uganda…
Indigenous Practices of Containing the Infection of COVID-19 in India
Indigenous Practices of Containing the Infection of COVID-19 in India By: Dr Madhulika Sahoo Over 104 million tribal people live in India, spread across 705 tribes (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2018). They account for 8.6% of the country’s…
Fighting Fire with Fire: Tackling Australia Bushfires with Indigenous Knowledge
Fighting Fire with Fire: Tackling Australia Bushfires with Indigenous Knowledge By: Adelle Lim At a time when most people look forward to summer breaks enjoying on a beach or simply going outdoors, much of Australia was shrouded in thick plumes…
Design for Accessible-to-All Toilets Using Lego Models: Update from ADN’s Junior Champion
Design for Accessible-to-All Toilets Using Lego Models: Update from ADN’s Junior Champion By: Arkoneil Ghosh The first Lego League 2020 challenge was based on the theme “City Shaper”, and it made me think from a different angle. We were challenged…
Disaster Risk Governance for District-Level Landslide Risk Management in Rangamati, Bangladesh
Disaster Risk Governance for District-Level Landslide Risk Management in Rangamati, Bangladesh By: Dr Edris Alam and Dr Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett Introduction The Government of Bangladesh has been successful in reducing deaths from tropical cyclones. However, in recent years landslides have…
School Pupils in Osaka are Champions for Avoidable Deaths from Tsunamis
School Pupils in Osaka are Champions for Avoidable Deaths from Tsunamis By: Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita The city of Izumiotsu, located in the central part of Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a relatively small city with approximately 75,000 habitants. The city used…
‘Challenges for the New World’ by: ADN’s Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh
Challenges for the New World By: ADN’s Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh COVID-19 doesn’t seem to be controllable and we are learning to get ourselves prepared to survive in this new world. The news of Bollywood stars being tested positive doesn’t…
‘A Reflection on My PhD Fieldwork Experience Kalimpong district, India’ by ADN’s Intern and previous Administrator, Peter McGowran
A Reflection on My PhD Fieldwork Experience Kalimpong district, India By: Peter McGowran Last year I took on a short-term administrator role with the ADN. Since May 2019 when the role officially finished, I have undertaken my PhD fieldwork in Kalimpong…
‘Reflective Short Piece on the Situation in India’ by ADN’s Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh
Reflective Short Piece on the Situation in India: From Coronavirus to Locust Attack to Cyclones By: ADN’s Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh “While India as a nation continues to fight Coronavirus, here comes the Locust attack, which has destroyed…
‘Project NHS Hero Inspiration Wall – Royal Free Hospital ICU’ by Intern for the IPPF-funded project on Reproductive Health, Nima Roy
Project NHS Hero Inspiration Wall – Royal Free Hospital ICU By: Nima Roy “Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.” – Anni Albers 4 weeks, 1,500+ pieces of art, 2 graffiti murals and many…
‘COVID-19 in The Netherlands: Both a Biological Disaster and an Economic Disaster’ by ADN’s Knowledge Exchange Officer, Jos Bal
COVID-19 in The Netherlands: Both a Biological Disaster and an Economic Disaster By: Mr Jos Bal, ADN’s Knowledge Exchange Officer The coronavirus (COVID-19) is still spreading globally. Currently, in the world, there have been almost 5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases…
‘Is Odisha leading to fight against COVID-19?’ by ADN’s Affiliates, Dr. Jalandhar Pradhan, Mr. Niranjan Bariyar and Dr. Madhulika Sahoo
Is Odisha leading the fight against COVID-19? By: Dr. Jalandhar Pradhan*, Mr. Niranjan Bariyar and Dr. Madhulika Sahoo The first case of COVID-19 outbreak was reported in India on 30 January 2020 in Kerala, while Odisha, an eastern state of…
‘COVID-19: A Social Response to an Anti-Social Virus’ by ADN’s Media and Communications Manager, Matthew Merry
COVID-19: A Social Response to an Anti-Social Virus By: Matthew Merry The current COVID-19 crisis has seen an unprecedented wave of governmental restrictions that would be more at home in an apocalyptic film than in the 21st Century. The main…
Belize COVID-19 Update from ADN’s Regional Coordinator, Daniel Mendez
Belize COVID-19 Update By: Daniel Mendez COVID-19 continues to cause major health, economic, social and psychological impacts across the Americas. As of 10 May 2020, there were 1,702,451 confirmed cases, with 101,874 reported deaths (PAHO, 2020). In the Central American…
Personal Reflective Blog on COVID-19, by ADN’s Affiliate, Silvia Zanini
Personal Reflective Blog By: Silvia Zanini, ADN’s Affiliate based in New Zealand I am an Italian living in New Zealand, a chartered management accountant, with a degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Turin, Italy, and a MsC…
Digital Transformation Overnight from Our ADN Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh
I must say that I have been exposed to the Digital World at quite a young age, thanks to my parents who enrolled me for a variety of courses. I recall five years back when I was doing an Online…
Social distancing a learning experience! Written by ADN’s Intern, Meharaj Bano
Meharaj Bano, ADN’s Intern and BBA Student at Vellore Institute of Technology University in India, has written a personal and reflective piece, titled ‘Social distancing a learning experience!’. It is very well written and provides an interesting insight. Please read…
Understanding Social Distance, Written by our Regional Coordinator in India, Dr Madhulika Sahoo
Understanding Social Distance By: Dr Madhulika Sahoo India’s outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has affected more than 100s of people from 17 different states. As of the 17th of April 2020, about 452 deaths and 13,835 infected cases have been…
COVID-19 Overview in Africa from our Regional Coordinator in Nigeria, Dr Azukaego Nnaji
COVID-19 Overview in Africa By: Dr Azukaego Nnaji Corona virus disease discovered in Wuhan china in 2019 commonly called COVID-19 is the current pandemic that has brought the entire world to a standstill at the moment. In world history, various…
Caribbean COVID-19 Update from our Regional Coordinator, Krishna Clarke
Caribbean COVID-19 Update By: Krishna Clarke The Corona Virus or Covid-19 as it is known, is to date, one of the world most widespread pandemics by infection rate in recorded history (Gill and Tilleray, 2020). As of the end of…
How Can Social Distancing be Achieved in Dharavi, Mumbai?
How Can Social Distancing be Achieved in Dharavi, Mumbai? By: Arkoneil Ghosh, ADN Junior Champion It is indeed a great concern for sensitizing the rural population about social distancing. The question here is not whether they want to do or…
Reflective Brief from ADN’s Solution Exchange Officer, Jos Bal
Reflective Brief from ADN’s Solution Exchange Officer, Jos Bal A reflective brief comes from our Solution Exchange Officer, Jos Bal. Jos is currently a policy advisor in the Zuid-Holland Zuid Safety Region in The Netherlands. Jos is also a volunteer…
Update from Our ADN Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh
Update from Our ADN Junior Champion, Arkoneil Ghosh Coding Coronavirus: Our 10-year ADN Champion Arkoneil Ghosh has developed a coding game for Coronavirus. It’s fun and extremely useful. You will need to click to play this coding game: Coding Game –…