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'The constant change between a situation of drought to one of flooding means these people are highly exposed' said Alexandre Tique, a meteorologist at Mozambique's National Meteorological Institute....

In 2007 Lesotho was ravaged by one of the worst droughts in 30 years, which left 400,000 people in need of food aid. The government has identified several ways of adapting to climate change, such as developing high yield crop varieties, conserving rangelands to prevent soil erosion...

At a meeting on Saturday parliamentarians from Asia, Europe, Africa and South America announced the 'Manila call for action' in order to mainstream disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation....

Disaster management could soon be made a compulsory subject in all schools across India. 'I am going to ask the Education Ministry at the Centre to incorporate the subject into the curriculum,' said Vice-chancellor Ramachandran of University of Madras....

Natural disasters and poverty reduction were among the proposed projects discussed at the ministerial meeting of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) held in Singapore this week....

Last week, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick announced additional emergency grants to Haiti to support recovery and rebuilding, and strengthen its institutional capacity to cope with natural disasters...

A new computer game developed by James Cook University's Centre for Disaster studies, is aimed at helping children across northern Australia prepare for the physical and mental onslaught of the cyclone season...

In preparation for another seismic event, the Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory (PMGO) is replacing its monitoring equipment 'The new seismic network would comprise 10 stations evenly distributed across the region', said PMGO assistant director Chris McKee....

'The congress will focus on climate change, identify its impacts, review the gender aspects, study its implications and then formulate gender-responsive legislation and policies said Dr. Kim Jung-Sook, president of the CAPWP....

'We should promote the use of anti-seismic engineering technology innovation to build safer residential areas, communities and cities' said Vice Premier Hui Liangyu...