2010

July

• MYANMAR: NGOs cut programmes as government takes on recovery oversight

• Mekong delta farmers fret over changing weather

• Flood Watch: roundup of severe floods around the world

• Ten key indicators show global warming ‘undeniable’

• Vietnam’s Danang starts small to adapt to climate change

• Viet Nam: Storm Chanthu claims 10 lives in north

• Gia Lai : Opening ceremony Construction 50 houses IFRC - VNRC (&DWF)

• ASEAN in drive to boost regional disaster relief

• Bao N°2 Chanthu

• Storm Conson causes (huge) damage in northern Viet Nam

• Viet Nam : Heavy rain, floods expected to follow record-setting heat wave

• Cyclone N°1 Conson batters Vietnam, thousands evacuated

• Hanoi Mayor : Rain is caused by God, so we can’t stop it !

• Mangroves, much more than a swamp ?

• SEAsia July : China faces worst floods in years, Japan on alert

• GLOBAL: Look beyond “cost-benefit” analysis in adaptation

• Haiti and Mozambique most vulnerable to economic losses from natural disasters

• Does disaster insurance have a role in climate adaptation?

• Haiti, six months after the earthquake…

• 2010 Cyclone season is starting ?

• Forecast for Northwest Pacific Typhoon Activity in 2010 - TSR

• Safe house reconstruction programme in 7 Provinces IFRC - VNRC

• Viet Nam: Ca Mau mangrove forests destroyed to catch fish

• Making Cities Resilient: “My city is getting ready”  Disaster Reduction UN ISDR Campaign 2010-2011

• Desperation to scapegoat climate change?

• GLOBAL: Could be a busy season for disasters

• CRED: Fewer natural disasters in 2009, but no clear trend seen - research group

• Blame it on the rain

• Viet Nam: Storm season may be wilder says forecaster (4 July 2010)

• Central Vietnam dries up

June

• Japan, France commit US$134 million for fighting climate change in Vietnam

• Viet Nam: National Platform for DRR and CCA on track

• Rain storms kills 9 in France, several missing

• Donor cuts add pressure to World Bank aid drive

• Publication launch of ‘Microsurance - an innovative tool for risk and disaster management

• Africa: Not Enough Meat in the EU Climate Finance Report

• Marrying satellite images with Google maps to help speed up humanitarian response

• Anniversary: Cyclone on Viet Nam north on the 7th June…1903

• Climate change a growing humanitarian challenge: UN

• GLOBAL: Tool to help NGOs adapt to climate risks

• PHILIPPINES: Slum populations brace for storm season

• Higher temperatures and more heat waves predicted as Vietnam enters summer season

• My city is getting ready, is yours?

• GLOBAL: Asia most at risk from natural disasters, Viet Nam at “high risk”

May

• Flood more serious in HCM City due to ineffective development plan

• Government requested MoNRE to quickly finalize strategy against climate change

• Efforts needed to tackle harsh weather says State President

• France pledges 20 millions euros for Vietnam’s climate effort

• Architects are failing rural and urban areas

• ASEAN forges stronger multi-stakeholder partnership for disaster management

• 25 Urban Best Practices: Success Stories - WUF5 Rio de Janeiro

• Viet Nam: Rains cool off scorching northern and central regions

April

• Ministry warns of “hydro-power bombs”

• Weathering the Storm: Options for Disaster Risk Financing in Vietnam

• DWF Viet Nam in “Local governments and disaster risk reduction: good practices and lessons learned”

• MYANMAR: ECHO to conclude post-cyclone activities

• Whirlwind and hail cause damage in Nong Son district, Quang Nam province

• Whirlwind in Lao Cai causes one dead and extensive damage

• ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on Joint Response to Climate Change

• Earthquakes caused the deadliest disasters in the past decade

• UN-ISDR “Making Cities Resilient” Campaign 2010-2011

• Viet Nam: National steering committee on climate change established

• VIETNAM: Living with Agent Orange

• ASEAN set to adopt strategy to sustain growth

• VIETNAM: Drought heightens forest-fire risk

• PHILIPPINES: Government must counter “culture of disaster”

• People’s voice absent in Mekong river talks - activists

• DWF Song Flood and storm Prevention in Viet Nam

• Q&A-Hopes battle fears in Haiti reconstruction challenge

March

• Haitians want a bigger say in post-quake reconstruction

• Haiti hopes for $4 billion to rebuild after quake

• Haiti “Build back better”

• Microfinance can play key role in Haiti’s reconstruction

• Viet Nam: Nutrition rapid assessment report

• Resettlement a challenge for typhoon survivors in Philippines