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Risk identification and assessment

A qualitative or quantitative approach to determine the nature and extent of disaster risk by analysing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of exposure and vulnerability that together could harm people, property, services, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

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FH Bangladesh international day for disaster reduction

On October 13th 2011, people in the most vulnerable areas of Bangladesh came together to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, with education and celebration of the ability of each community to reduce the risk they face from natural disasters...
Food for the Hungry
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Heavy Floods Widespread Across Asia

UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström today expressed concern at the great number of people who have lost their lives or have been affected by severe floods currently ravaging many countries across Asia.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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India: NDMA forms panel for building safety norms

The National Disaster Management Authority is concerned with 'buildings with open ground storey' that may be more prone to earthquakes, especially in high-risk seismic zones and 'has set up a committee of experts to provide guidelines for making them safe'...
Times of India, the
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Climate-proofing tomorrow’s cities, today

WWF recommends revamping and 'climate-proofing' local infrastructure to help Philippine cities adapt to climate change, 'the solution lies in climate adaptation – preparing for pronounced climate change effects by adjusting the way we run our businesses and live our lives'...
World Wide Fund For Nature
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Perú: Indeci entrega mapa de zonas de peligro ante desastres a municipio de Huancayo

Un mapa de las zonas de peligro en la provincia de Huancayo, en Junín, ante desastres que contiene planes de uso de suelos y medidas de mitigación, entregó hoy el Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (Indeci) a la municipalidad local según Andina...
Peru News Agency - Andina
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UN Secretary-General Calls for Development Framework to Incorporate Disaster, Climate Risk Management

As the international community gears up for the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in June next year, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling for any future framework for sustainable development to include a “clear prescription for incorporation of disaster and climate risk management.”
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - New York UNHQ Liaison Office
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México: Desastres pueden reducirse en industria

Edgar Guillaumin, Presidente del Comité de Logística de American Chamber of Commerce, señaló: 'Los industriales deben preguntarte cuál es la mayor probabilidad de un fenómeno y de qué tipo, si está en una zona sísmica por ejemplo; de dónde se traen los insumos, por carretera o barco'...
Cable News Network
Documents and publications

A workbook on planning for urban resilience in the face of disasters: adapting experiences from Vietnam to other cities

This book offers a step-by-step guide for city officials in proactively planning for natural disasters and climate change impacts. It is based on learning from three cities in Vietnam - Ha Noi, Can Tho, and Dong Hoi – that developed Local Resilience

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