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Island states plot safe course to Samoa 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
By Andy McElroy GENEVA, 26 August 2013 - Small Island Developing States will this week seek to plot a course to a safer and more resilient future as part of their preparations for a major conference ...
Lebanon embarks on regional first with disaster risk plan 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
By Andy McElroy GENEVA, 21 August 2013 - Lebanon is seeking to become the first country in the Arab region to adopt an overarching National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management that balances correct...
Unified strategy provides ‘more bang for your buck’ 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
By Andy McElroy GENEVA, 15 August 2013 – World-leading efforts to unite climate change adaptation and disaster risk management into one overarching strategy will provide ‘more bang for your buck’ a s...
People with disabilities ‘contributors to resilience, not victims’ 2 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
By Maria Hasan NEW YORK, 2 August 2013 – Why are persons with disabilities so disproportionately affected by disasters? This was the important, if often overlooked, question presented to the largest ...
UN launches first-ever survey of people living with disabilities in disaster zones 29 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
GENEVA, 29 July 2013 – The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and partners today launched the first-ever survey of people living with disabilities on their coping capacity in the face of a...
School director pioneers safer learning for pupils 23 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
By Andy McElroy GENEVA, 23 July 2013 - An innovative school director in northern Thailand has shown how his pupils can learn in safety with little additional financial cost and burden on staff. The ...
Champion who is 'always committed to disaster reduction' 23 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
By Berta Acero CAIRO, 24 July 2013 - The Mayor of Tevragh-Zeina municipality in Nouakchott (Mauritania), Ms. Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, has been named Champion of the “Making Cities Resilient” camp...
‘The fact we learn so slowly means we pay for it in dollars’ 22 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
“Neither disasters nor climate change is an issue for the future it’s an issue for today. The fact that we learn so slowly means we are paying for it and we are paying in dollars ” – the Head of the ...
UN recognizes Campinas’ lead to reduce disaster risk 22 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Campinas, BRAZIL, 22 July 2013 – The UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today recognized the dynamic and vibrant economic and technological centre of Campinas for its commitment to reduce ...
'This bridge has been destroyed six times so now we build it higher and stronger' 19 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
By Andy McElroy GENEVA, 19 July 2013 - The leader of Fiji’s disaster-hit Western Division has pledged to forge an integrated cross-sectoral strategy to achieve a safer and more resilient future. Wes...
