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'I think the key issue is that half of the population in urban centres are children and I think typically people tend to think of children as vulnerable victims who live with high levels of disaster risk, but in actual fact children have intrinsic values on risk and have a lot to offer reducing risk in cities,' said Antony Spalton from UNICEF...

'Planning to prevent or minimize the impact of disasters makes economic sense. It is established that for every $1 invested in resilience or prevention of damage, $4 to $7 are served. Earnings of companies that have adopted the best practices of disaster risk reduction were 40 percent less volatile than those who didn’t,' writes Gery Geronimo...

Anticipating new types of disasters, especially for the coastal cities of the region, and adapting to them will be crucial, according to the Society for Development. Urban planning is crucial in mitigating disasters and will have to be made a priority if governments want to build resilient and sustainable cities...

All schools in Southeast Asian countries are invited to submit best practices on reducing risk and loss from natural disasters...

The value of community-based approaches to disaster risk reduction is likely to grow in the face of more volatile climatic conditions and the limited capacities of governments to respond to threats, writes Cliff Hague...

Over the last five years economic losses due to disasters reached over $800 billion worldwide and a new report, published this week, found that 81% of surveyed cities experienced an increase in natural hazards over the same period.

Protecção Civil de Lisboa utiliza um meio de informação pública para divulgação de mensagens de carácter preventivo tais como medidas de autoprotecção em relação a sismos, incêndios, inundações e outras informações relacionadas com segurança e protecção civil nomeadamente a nível de grandes eventos...

Once implemented, the early warning system in the Caribbean will enhance our ability to evaluate data and ensure that timely information is passed on to authorities and most importantly the public, for the safety and security of all in the region...