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Science and technology

This theme adresses how science and technology can contribute to DRR, including approaches and initiatives to bring scientific and technical knowledge into practice and policy, approaches for multidisciplinary engagement, good practice in scientific and technical aspects of DRR, and citizen science.

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World Climate Conference - 3

Geneva International Conference Center, Switzerland, 31 August - 4 September 2009 WCC-3 will focus on how humankind can benefit from the advances in climate prediction and information services to manage climate-related risks as a way of developing
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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IPCC Special Report 'Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters': Nominate an author until 27 Jul 2009

IPCC is looking for disaster risk reduction experts to be lead authors and review editors. Nominations must be made by national IPCC focal points by 27 July 2009. Disaster risk reduction experts may have broad, conceptual knowledge of disaster risk
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

G8 Summit ‘promises much’ on Disaster Risk Reduction

Leaders of the world’s eight main industrialized countries gathering for a G8 Summit meeting later this week are being urged to apply their ‘considerable influence, resources and political will’ to advance five major action points on disaster risk reduction (DRR).
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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BBC World Debate ‘Prevent or React’

As a special media event at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recorded a one-hour ‘as live’ BBC World Debate titled Prevent or React. Nik Gowing, a senior BBC World presenter, anchored the event
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Chair’s Summary of the Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The final version of the Chair's Summary includes comments expressed in plenary during the closing ceremony. It also reflects written comments received following the Chair's invitation to submit additional remarks by 8 July 2009. > View Chair's Summary
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Risk reduction conference ends with call to halve disaster related deaths by 2015

The Global Platform ended today with participants from more than 300 regional/national organizations and governments urging political leaders to implement measures to halve the number of deaths from natural hazards by 2015. > View full story
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Governments ‘must invest today for safer tomorrow' – the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction opens in Geneva

The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction opens in Geneva Leaders and representatives from some 165 Governments gathering here today for the 2009 Global Platform on Disaster Reduction will be urged to ‘invest today for a safer tomorrow’ – or face much harder decisions in the years to come.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Where are the safest places on earth from sudden onset hazard?

The Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (DRR) opening in Geneva, Switzerland tomorrow (Tuesday) will hear details of the world’s safest places and those most threatened by sudden onset hazard. The information is drawn from a new
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