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'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...

The Pakistani graduates belong to diverse disciplines, including those related to disaster risk reduction: Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Engineering and Management, Regional and Rural Development Planning, and Water Engineering and Management. The UN disaster reduction office chief delivered the graduation address...

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Margareta Wahlström, met today with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Kittiratt Na-Ranong, to discuss new government proposals on risk management and to urge Government support for business continuity plans following the costliest disaster in the country’s history.

'La Secretaría de Protección Civil tiene una política preventiva, por lo que lo una de las acciones en el marco de la Gestión Integral de Riesgo, la nueva estrategia internacional, nacional y estatal, es la de hacer los Atlas de Riesgo'...