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This document presents some examples of how to effectively communicate weather information across a range of services delivery methods and information types. Examples include graphical presentations on the Internet and television

These reports provide observations, projections and impacts of climate change on 23 countries. These provide up to date science on how the climate has already changed and the potential consequences of future changes. They complement those published by the

This report addresses biosphere reserves and their ability to take up important challenges, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, tourism and natural disaster prevention. It contains 28 case studies drawn from an international survey and good

This publication reports on the analyses and outcomes of the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) Capacity-building Program participated by the following 8 cities: Chennai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Hue (Vietnam), Kuala

This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on the high seismic risk in the northeast Asia region and offering scientists and engineers from various countries the opportunity to discuss regional approaches to improve collaboration in

This document gives some good practices of the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in school curricula, with the objective of developing exemplary educational approaches worldwide to ensure a sustainable future. It addresses the

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This document reports on the conference convened in Jeju, Republic of Korea, on 3-6 December 2008, aimed at discussing and exchanging information and experiences on the following issues: (i) awareness of the impacts of climate change in

This review aims at developing a common action plan that would facilitate public-private partnerships (PPP) for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in East Asia, based on an evaluation of PPP case studies and consultations with stakeholders.

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