Why We Need To Integrate Animals in Disaster Manag...
29.01.2019

Although animals play a crucial role in contributing to the national economy and socio-economic development in many developing countries, they are given the last priority

World Animal Protection provide emergency aid to y...
25.01.2019

From a different perspective
10.01.2019

Throughout my career, I have been asked many times about my work in disaster management, what I did before, how I got to where I am today and how I make decisions during a particular event.

Species–blind responses creating additional vulner...
10.01.2019

“I lost 25 cows and 30 sheep and goats in the droughts of 2016 and 2017. I had no feed and the rivers and ponds had dried up. Things were very difficult for me. I had to rely on my only my four donkeys to fetch water for my children from very far away distances. The work was difficult for the donkeys and three died of hunger, thirst and exhaustion”

Animals in Disasters: Sendai Framework for Disaste...
04.01.2019

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction presented a big step forward from its predecessor the Hyogo Framework for Action

Animals in disaster risk management
04.01.2019

From the beginning of creation, our planet, like the other planets of the universe, has been subjected to incredible pressures and changes produced by events of different nature and origin, which are still being presented today.

The Legal and Policy Framework for Animal Protecti...
20.12.2018

For Dalimiya and her family, her animals are her means of subsistence. They live in Dhemaji, which in Assamese language, Dhemaji means "the playground of floods", and they constantly suffer the effects of these events on their animals. The Government of India has taken significant steps in legislation to protect farmers like Dalimiya, who depend on their animals to survive.

The economic impact of disasters: the role of anim...
13.12.2018

As part of its “Sendai Seven” Campaign in 2018, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction released a report to mark this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction on 13 October.

Legal Framework for Animal Protection in Disasters...
03.12.2018

Costa Rica has developed a legal framework that incorporates the protection of animals in disasters.

Animals in Disaster Risk Reduction
22.11.2018

For more than 50 years, World Animal Protection has done everything possible to save animals that are at risk when a disaster occurs, protecting the lives of animals and people who depend on them.

How can animal owners get ready to protect animal...
16.11.2018

With climate change, disasters are less predictable and extreme weather is becoming more intense. Animal owners need to implement adequate measures to ensure their animals are safe, productive and healthy when disasters occur.

Costa Rica: un modelo a replicar en la atención d...
02.11.2018

En 2015, el Marco de Sendai sentó las bases para exhortar a que gobiernos de todo el mundo incluyan en sus planes de emergencia los medios de vida de las personas, incluyendo el salvaguardar a los animales.