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Title	Source	Date
Macedonian president calls for a global response to growing disaster-related losses	UNISDR	11 May 2011
World Reconstruction Conference recommends disaster recovery global policy	ABC	10 May 2011
Economic disaster losses increasing, threatening all regions, rich and poor countries, warns new UN report	UNISDR	10 May 2011
UK committee calls for integration of disaster risk reduction into programmes	Parliament of the UK, United Kingdom - gov	10 May 2011
'Global databank could warn of natural hazards' - expert	Guardian, the	9 May 2011
Early warning systems offer best hope for disaster prevention	Financial	6 May 2011
European Mediterranean and Balkan countries learn risk assessment and mapping using GIS systems	PPRD South	5 May 2011
France: Bilan décennale 2001-2010 des catastrophes naturelles	Ubyrisk Consultants	28 Apr 2011
Ban Ki-Moon ouvrira une conférence sur la réduction des risques de désastres	AFP	28 Apr 2011
UNDP supports Armenia on disaster risk reduction	UNDP Armenia	22 Apr 2011
Geneva Press Club invites all press to introduce the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction	UNISDR	21 Apr 2011
Montenegro: Investment in preventing and mitigating disasters saves both lives and money	UNDP Montenegro	18 Apr 2011
Russia: Medvedev urges global system to fight disasters	Ria Novosti	14 Apr 2011
Naples to host next world urban forum	UN-HABITAT	11 Apr 2011
Can we better understand natural disasters?	Univ of Bristol	7 Apr 2011
Space know-how 'can help predict' natural hazards - experts	Parliament, the	5 Apr 2011
Is the UK’s critical national infrastructure prepared for climate change?	CCC	4 Apr 2011
UK: New climate change adaptation tool for businesses	DEFRA, United Kingdom - gov	30 Mar 2011
UN’s disaster risk reduction chief responds to Britain's aid cuts	AlertNet	29 Mar 2011
UN-HABITAT: Saving Cities - adaptation as part of development	UN-HABITAT	29 Mar 2011
'UK Govt must be prepared for increase in natural disasters and emergencies' - report	DFID, United Kingdom - gov	28 Mar 2011
Swiss search for strategy on nuclear - BBC	BBC	23 Mar 2011
UK: Two thirds of global firms see climate adaptation as an opportunity	Business Green	23 Mar 2011
UK: Protecting London from current and future flood risks	CCC	21 Mar 2011
Groupama-Predict, une solution innovante étendue à 18 000 communes françaises	Grouprama	15 Mar 2011
Nepal: 'Quake mitigation UK's top priority'	Republica	8 Mar 2011
Switzerland commits to long-term Pakistan recovery including DRR	swissInfo.ch	7 Mar 2011
Climate change 'will wreak havoc on Britain's coastline by 2050' - study	Guardian, the	7 Mar 2011
Why is Britain ending support to UNISDR? - AlertNet	AlertNet	7 Mar 2011
UK: Flood catastrophe exercise to test preparedness	Guardian, the	7 Mar 2011
What’s missing in the UK’s international aid review	Cliff Hague World View	7 Mar 2011
SE Europe and Caucasus: WB to help region's resilience to natural hazards	WB	3 Mar 2011
PPRD South contribution to reduce risk of disasters in the Mediterranean	PPRD South	2 Mar 2011
The Independent: A sensible redirection of effort, but risks lie ahead	INM	2 Mar 2011
UK: Aid focus turns to poverty and value	FT	1 Mar 2011
'Water poverty' the new 'fuel poverty' for vulnerable households as we attempt to tackle impacts of climate change	JRF	20 Feb 2011
UK celebrates a decade of disaster monitoring from space	SSTL	17 Feb 2011
Climate change doubled likelihood of devastating UK floods of 2000	Guardian, the	16 Feb 2011
Trillions of dollars at stake from climate change over next 20 years - a collaborative study led by Mercer	Mercer	15 Feb 2011
Climate adaptation: Can developing countries prepare for a hotter tomorrow?	WRI	15 Feb 2011
UK: Businesses told plan to adapt to climate change or face the consequences	Guardian, the	14 Feb 2011
'Saving lives is amazingly simple' - Norwegian minister	Bangkok Post	13 Feb 2011
Tackling floods, the most frequent natural hazard in the Mediterranean	PPRD South	9 Feb 2011
UN General Assembly stresses need to invest in disaster mitigation measures	UNNC	9 Feb 2011
UN special thematic debate on disaster risk reduction - a Swiss perspective	Switzerland - gov	9 Feb 2011
UK: Engineers call for major infrastructure changes due to climate change	IET	8 Feb 2011
Istanbul mayor visits New York to discuss cities and climate change risk	Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review	7 Feb 2011
Switzerland: Forests flourish but face challenges	swissInfo.ch	6 Feb 2011
France: Le CEA éduque la population aux tremblements de terre dans les villes côtières	Nice-Matin	5 Feb 2011
'2010 among the six most loss-intensive years since 1980' - Munich Re	Munich Re	3 Feb 2011