Sentences with phrase «national disaster loss»

In Africa, for example, national disaster loss databases were supported in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

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«After a disaster, one of the greatest losses — other than loss of life — is loss of control,» says Bev Clayton, a social worker and disaster services associate at the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.

The law can't stop floods — floods happen anytime, anywhere — but the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 help ensure you will be protected from financial losses caused by flooding.

But the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 help to ensure that you will be protected from financial losses caused by flooding.

In the wake of an unusual public debate on this issue between President Obama's science adviser, John Holdren, and Roger Pielke, Jr., a longtime analyst of climate - related disaster losses at the University of Colorado, I received a helpful note from Martin Hoerling, who studies climate extremes for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The 1905 All Black's loss to the Welsh Team in Cardiff; was one of the great National Disasters of a young Country.

Furthermore, a report on a National Preparedness Goal [PDF] issued in September by the Administration (in response to the Presidential Policy Directive on National Preparedness of March 30, 2011) entirely omits any mention of climate change — even though the adaptation task force highlights the actions Federal agencies are taking to «to incorporate climate adaptation into planning, emergency preparedness, and disaster recovery to protect communities and reduce losses.»

According to data collected by the National Climate Data Center, there were 134 weather or climate disaster events with losses exceeding $ 1 billion each in the United States between 1980 and 2011, an average of more than four per year (Table 2.1).

• Sort through coverage confusion when severe weather damages or destroys residential or business property • Advise how business interruption coverage is impacted by hurricanes and other disasters • Explain hurricane safety and flood readiness tips, including home and business inventory prep and utilities check - listing • Supply information on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) • Detail safe evacuation procedures • Discuss how to recover from storm and flood losses, whether or not the property is insured • Provide suggestions on emergency repairs and rebuilding • Offer tips for «drying out» safely and replacing belongings

As I argued in these columns some days ago, the even better question may be: What can we do to stop the state and national impact of these floods and other climatic catastrophes being used as an excuse to decrease public community health, Aboriginal health and mental health service spending, just when demand for them is likely to grow exponentially and plateau at a new peak, because of the irretrievable losses, long - lasting «slow - burn disaster» and wearing - down effects of these events?

She is on the steering committee of the Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma Loss and Grief Network at the Australian National University and the GP member on the NSW Mental Health Disaster Advisory Committee.

The Australian National University The Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network at the Australian National University also has a valuable resources for dealing with disasters available at: http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/

The Australian National University The Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network at the Australian National University also has a valuable resources for dealing with disasters.