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'We are eager to move forward and start to use some of the products, especially conventional drought-tolerant maize lines, to develop an array of varieties in the country,' Godfrey Asea, a maize breeder and the WEMA-Uganda country coordinator told AlertNet...

'Instead of rebuilding their old homes and exposing them to the same old risks, we are creating a village which can survive cyclones and floods while providing sustainable livelihood options,' Mohammad Abdul Qayyum, national project director of CDMP, told the Guardian...

Chances of a magnitude-7 earthquake striking Tokyo had increased since 11 March, asserts Shinichi Sakai, an associate professor at the earthquake research institute. 'The government, individuals and corporations should make preparations for that now'...

'Citizens and hospital authorities wake up to the need for a disaster management plan after an event, the learning from which is forgotten soon after. Prevention of a disaster and public awareness on the subject remains a major limitation,' said one of the experts attending a two-day national conference...

UNESCO's director of the Section for Disaster Reduction said, 'We are heading towards more natural disasters in the future, but greater scientific and technological know-how can help make societies better prepared to take care of people with disabilities during the response', reports the Gulf Times...

Efforts to improve drainage have have helped address the problem of flooding in Guyana: 'Even if there is flooding, it would not override the banks. You have to ensure before the crop is put in that these necessary facilities are in place'...

Environment Minister Peter Kent said that 'the improvements will allow Environment Canada to better notify Canadians about severe weather events, which lead to deaths, injuries and millions of dollars of property and infrastructure damage in the country each year...'

At a seminar 'Role of Media in Disaster Management,' speakers highlighted the role of Pakistani media in disaster management and mitigation, reducing the sufferings of the affected people...