18 October 2018 PHILIPSBURG:— Following the workshops held in May and June 2018 for the Emergency Support Functions ‘Evacuation, Shelters, Relief & Mass Care’ (ESF 7), Dutch Disaster Management experts Suzanne Robijn and Viola van Baardwijk of VNG International held a table-top exercise on Tuesday October 16th, 2018. The chosen scenario for the exercise was […]
12 October 2018 Recovering from the devastation of a Category 5 hurricane can be a challenge for any nation, but the cultural make up of Sint Maarten—the Dutch portion of the island known as Saint Martin—poses special challenges. After Hurricane Irma struck the island in September 2017, our team went on a fact finding mission […]
The category five hurricane Maria on a similar path as Hurricane Irma… Stay informed: http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-latin-america-41315877 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/18/americas/atlantic-storms-maria-jose-lee/index.html
Invitation to submit an abstract – WSSP Extreme Weather Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6–7 April 2017 Aim and scope The symposium aims to provide a platform for sharing information, presenting research and exchanging experiences on dealing with climate-change-induced extreme weather events and the effects on – and options for – water and waste […]
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