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'It is a disproportionate focus at the moment – with good reason – on mitigation and emissions reductions. But the protective response for kids lies in adaptation strategies'...

'El propósito es mejorar la articulación e interacción entre los organismos nacionales, provinciales y municipales frente a eventuales catástrofes naturales'...

The secretary-general said that the flood crisis in Thailand was an unexpected incident but that Thailand should take the crisis as lesson to help prevent repetition of the disaster. He added that one of the five principles of the United Nations was 'Prevention'...

A total of 2,500 participants from the five schools of the host communities of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) underwent a training on disaster risk reduction early last week to provide them the better preparation...

To independently check the reliability of the tsunami countermeasures, the Shizuoka Prefectural Government formed a tsunami committee within its disaster prevention and nuclear power science council...

'So you cannot even draw up an adaptation strategy, as we are not certain about what we need to adapt to…the goal post will keep changing.' A framework is needed to plan a strategy for the better management of water, and make countries and people more resilient...

Carlos García, informó que los trabajos de prevención 'se los realiza con el fin de que en época de lluvias no tengamos un excesivo arrastre de material y basura que pueda llegar a taponar las bóvedas y provocar inundaciones'...

UNISDR champion Senator Loren Legarda received the Asian Leader Award for Environment Policy, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation last week. The award was given by publishing company Seagull Philippines, which held its 1st Seagull Philippines Asian Leaders Awards ceremony for Excellence, Best Values and Social Responsibility, at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City last Friday.