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The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR, today said the European Flood Alert System could soon be put to its greatest test since widespread flooding ten years ago led to its creation by the European Commission.

The director of the natural hazards section of GNS Science, Kelvin Berryman said the research institute 'has learnt a few lessons from the earthquake, and if another disaster were to strike tomorrow, more effort would be put into making sure key messages were consistent'...

Thanks to the Tsunami Buoys and Bottom Pressure Recorders developed by the scientists of INCOIS and NIOT, all countries along the Indian Ocean Rim, including Pakistan, are protected from tsunamis and cyclones...

This is an educational booklet on disaster safety developed for students from grade 6 to 9 to learn about 8 main hazards affecting Sri Lanka - flood, landslide, cyclone, lightning, earthquake, tsunami, drought, and fire. Basic concepts of disaster risk

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Actualidad CRID de febrero, le informa sobre la nueva sección que acaba de publicar en el marco del acuerdo de colaboración CRID-UNESCO para promocionar recursos de información sobre preparativos ante tsunamis y SAT. Otras novedades se

Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide has released new research asserting that the magnitude-9 Honshu earthquake that struck Japan on Mar 11, 2011 has transferred stress to neighboring faults underlying Kanto Plain, a 17,000-square-kilometre area that includes Tokyo...

Europe's vulnerability to disasters and the current tough winter "are a clear sign that we need to plan better and manage more robustly the risks we face," warns European Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, who is responsible for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.

A two-day Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction and Geo-hazard Awareness, held to discuss and learn lessons from the Sendong tragedy in December, concluded with the approval of an eight-point Declaration...