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This report describes the background for the flood early warning systems (Flood EWS) in the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic, commenced in 1995, and

Using the example of disaster risk reduction, this paper explores the developing interface between climate change adaptation and existing development methodologies that have overlapping interests. While it has been established that there must be greater

This publication reports on research carried out in six Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and China. It covers a variety of schemes and interventions in these countries, including disaster management lessons from the

Robin McKie reports for the UK Guardian on the recent warnings from geologists that Haiti is at serious risk of devastation from earthquakes in the near future. 'We can only recommend rebuilding Port-au-Prince as safely as money allows' said Roger Bilham, a geologist at the University of Colorado...

Un nouveau décret publié fin octobre 2010, redéfinit le zonage sismique du territoire français, en prenant en compte l'amélioration des connaissances en la matière, notamment en adoptant une approche probabiliste et non plus statistique pour définir les zones à risques...

Mount Fako is renowned for its spate of eruptions. Oluwole Olusegun Akiyode and Awa Mangie Achu Samba have looked through historic perspectives, developmental antecedents of residents and indigenous communities and are highlighting the need for an effective disaster risk reduction policy for the region...

Scientists from across the globe are gathering for two days to examine the potential impacts of climate change on North-east Scotland's coastline. The meeting will be part of the Innovative Management for Europe's Changing Coastal Resource (IMCORE) project, aimed at safeguarding coastlines...

University of Bengkulu ecologist Yansen Bengkulu urges government and society-at-large to become better prepared in light of the recent disasters that have hit Indonesia saying, 'every component of this nation has to take shared but different responsibilities'...