Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa in mid-March, causing devastating impact
where it made landfall in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, including storm surge,
landslides, and flooding.
Over 1000 people lots their lives, and more than three million people have been affected.
It has been reported that 400,000 people are also living in evacuation, having lost their homes.
Further, due to a worsening of hygienic conditions,
infectious diseases such as cholera are now at risk of proliferating.
Emergency humanitarian support for survivors is now an urgent task.
Since March 2011, PBV has supported communities affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami. To this day, we continue to work with local residents in the region’s long-term recovery.
PBV responds to disasters in Japan and abroad, working with local stakeholders in order to deliver assistance that is most needed to affected communities.
Training communities to prepare and volunteers to respond to future disasters helps to save lives, livelihoods and assets. PBV is also actively involved with a number of networks to promote cross-sector cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction.
As a campaign partner of UNISDR’s “Making Cities Resilient” campaign, PBV raises awareness, connects stakeholders and trains DRR leaders.
Peace Boat is an Organizing Partner of the NGO Major Group for the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR held in Sendai, March 2015.
Peace Boat’s “100 Resilient Youth” campaign aims to build capacity of 100 young leaders in DRR around the world.
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Apr 2019
Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa in mid-March, causing devastation across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Despite little international news coverage, the United Nations has described it as “one of the deadliest storms on record in...
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Mar 2019
In response to the disasters caused by the torrential rains and flooding in widespread areas of Western Japan in early July 2018, the Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center has been working to support...
