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Advocacy and media

This theme covers advocacy and awareness raising of disaster risk reduction (DRR) including through traditional and new media, as well as guidance for journalists reporting on disasters, guidance on communicating about climate change and extreme weather attribution.

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Three European countries among the top ten deadliest disasters of 2006

If Asia is still the continent most hit by disasters triggered by natural hazards, three european countries: Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine rank among the top ten countries most affected by deadly disasters, according to the figures released today by
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

ISDR urges more climate change action

Last week in Nairobi, government representatives and experts agreed on a five-year programme to establish how best to adapt to climate changes. A key element will be to explore the use of disaster reduction methods to cope with extreme conditions like
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

More commitment needed to reduce the risk and impact of disasters

High level representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

World Bank - ISDR partnership to promote resilience of nations and communities to disasters

The World Bank is teaming up with the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and has launched a Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery to reduce the impact of disasters caused by natural hazards on populations and their livelihoods.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

"The world needs to draw the lessons of Hurricane Katrina"

As Hurricane Ernesto is approaching the US Gulf coast, it is important to recall how preparedness is the key to saving people. The arrival of Hurricane Ernesto coincides with the one year-anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that killed more than a thousand
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

Education and knowledge can save lives

Children are among the most vulnerable population group during disasters, particularly while they are attending school. They often die as a result of a lack of risk awareness and poor quality of the physical infrastructure. In Pakistan, for instance, more
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

Rapid, national, local and community response is key to saving lives during a tsunami

“Major gaps and weaknesses urgently need to be dealt with at the national, local and community levels to ensure that early warning systems -especially in the event of a fast-moving tsunami- save the lives and livelihoods of coastal inhabitants” said Joe
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

Global disaster reduction education campaign: "Investing in school safety and disaster risk education pays off"

A global campaign for disaster reduction education was launched at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters today by Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director-General and Sálvano Briceño, Director of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

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