On 8 November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. Ten years on, survivors are still rebuilding their lives, but wide-ranging resilience measures mean that previously at-risk communities are now better protected.
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HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL
Historically, women have had a hard time entering the arena of science, and a much harder time getting respect and recognition for the exemplary work that they do in their respective field of scientific inquiry. We’ve watched films like Hidden Figure
"Women play a very important role in public life and in disaster risk reduction.” This was the gist of the recent webinar on the importance of women in disaster resilience that was keynoted by Mami Mizutori, United Nations (UN) Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG DRR).…