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En matière des risques naturelles seules le risques sismique est notable à Monaco, la Principauté se trouvant dans une region alpine de sismicité moyenne. Il en a résulté certains dispositions réglementaire, telle que l'étabilissement d'une législation

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Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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There is a National Policy and Legislation addressing disaster risk reduction in Papua New Guinea. The National Executive Council (NEC) has endorsed the National Mitigation Policy but the legislation is currently under review.

The National Disaster

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Al cumplirse el pasado octubre de 2003, cinco años del paso del huracán
Mitch por la región se hizo necesario revisar la situación actual de este evento en nuestro país; es por ello que el Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres

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There is national policy and strategy for disaster reduction, particularly there is a Federal Flood Commission at Islamabad which is responsible for policy making, planning and coordination with
different provinces and agencies for implementation of the

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Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Documents and publications

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan


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