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Japan earthquake & tsunami damage March 2011
For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new statistics published today by CRED and the UN office for disaster risk reduction, UNISDR.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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“In Sweden we have legislation that requires our communities, municipalities to work with a lot of aspects that are in the ‘ten essentials’ of the Making Cities Resilient campaign,” said Janet Edwards, International Coordinator of the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the body that brings together institutions in the country whose work touches on disaster risk reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
by Flickr user Cédric. / H. Cédric Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/cedrich/3915174728/
Selon CatNat, un SMS donnera aujourd'hui le coup d'envoi de la plus grande simulation sismique jamais organisée dans le centre du Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) de Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhône)...
Ubyrisk Consultants
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The effects of climate change - such as rising sea levels, heavier floods, more frequent and severe storms, drought and desertification - may cause large-scale population movements, warned several groups, including the UN...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
by Flickr user Sweet One / Neal Jennings Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetone/5200604340/
'The research reveals that in spite of reports indicating the average incident can cost up to $US500,000, disaster recovery plans among Australian businesses is not as widespread as imagined, particularly when it comes to the workplace'...
ZDNet, CBS Interactive
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'The project’s innovative approach ensured that solutions came from within the community rather than being imposed from the outside... These villages are getting cyclone-resistant homes which will have solar energy, rainwater harvesting and (cyclone) early warning systems, and livelihood support'...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
This is a report about the affected communities hit by Cyclone Thane on 29th and 30th of December 2011. The Women’s Federations and Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) went to Tamil Nadu coast to see the impact of the cyclone, discuss with affected communities and identify priorities for immediate action.

This guideline aims to: (i) focus on the linkages between disasters and housing and the rationale for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR) into housing; (ii) provide possible approaches (entry points/enabling environment) as guidance to government


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