Situation Awareness. Dominica, Gambia, Tanzania. PreventionWeb.

Dominica: 

       Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) funds to be redirected

       Source: Dominica - government

       Themes: Critical Infrastructure; Economics of DRR; Recovery

       Hazards: Storm

                  URL: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=45706

       CCRIF pays government of Dominica EC$6.5 million under its excess 

            rainfall programme following Tropical Storm Erika

       Source: Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the (CCRIF SPC)

       Themes: Economics of DRR; Insurance & Risk Transfer; Recovery

        Hazards: Storm

                   URL: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=45752

Gambia:
      NBR communities urged to be proactive in disaster prevention, preparedness

      Source: Daily Observer, the; Daily Observer Ltd., the

      Themes: Community-based DRR; Critical Infrastructure; Governance; Water

                URL: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=45683

Tanzania:

       As drought hits maize, Tanzania cooks up a sweet potato fix

       Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org (TRF)

       Date: 8 September 2015

       Themes: Climate Change; Economics of DRR; Food Security & Agriculture

       Hazards: Drought

                URL: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=45680

Internship Opportunity. Switzerland. Ecole Polytechnique F d rale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Internship in the Framework of a Massive Open Online Course on 

                           Disaster Risk Reduction Closing 

Date:                   18 September 2015

Organizer:           Ecole Polytechnique F d rale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Location:             Switzerland (Lausanne)  

Themes: Education & School Safety; Information Management

URL: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=45664

The purpose this internship is not to lead to further employment with EPFL or CODEV but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.

Please note that this is a locally recruited position. The intern should be either a Swiss national or a holder of a valid Swiss Work Permit.