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Palestinian Territory, Occupied: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) - interim

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
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Enhancing institutional co-operation in civil protection in the Euro-Mediterranean region

National civil protection authorities of the 27 EU member states and the 14 Mediterranean and Balkan programme partner countries to meet in Malta to make a mid-term review of the actions carried out by the PPRD South Programme and endorse the proposed 2011 workplan...
National Civil Protection Department
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters
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Educational kit on natural disaster risk reduction

This Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Educational Kit (NDRR) in Arabic has been developed with the view to enhancing the coping capabilities of disaster prone communities in the Arab States region as well as the dissemination of the technical knowledge in

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Food security and climate change in dry areas: abstracts

A compilation of abstracts of new research presented at the International conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas addressing the following themes:
 - Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios

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PPRD South offers technical assistance to partner countries

The PPRD South Programme has invited Partner Countries to consider requesting technical assistance support from the PPRD South Programme with the aim of fulfilling the national capacity development priorities in the field of disaster prevention, preparedness and response...
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters
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Mediterranean: Launch of PPRD South web portal

In addition to providing proper visibility to the activities and to the outputs of the Programme, the PPRD South web portal is designed to serve as a multi-lingual interactive tool on civil protection cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean and Balkan region....
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
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Mediterranean: Launch of PPRD South web portal

In addition to providing proper visibility to the activities and to the outputs of the Programme, the PPRD South web portal is designed to serve as a multi-lingual interactive tool on civil protection cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean and Balkan region....
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters
Documents and publications

Reduction of earthquake losses in the extended Mediterranean region (RELEMR): seismicity and earthquake engineering in the extended Mediterranean region

Workshop report, Lisbon, Portugal, 26–29 October 2009:

This document reports on the programme Reduction of Earthquake Losses in the Extended (formerly Eastern) Mediterranean Region (RELEMR), which responds to the need of mobilizing scientific knowledge

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