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Thousands of Indonesian schools and hospitals have signed up to a United Nations campaign to encourage authorities to better protect such structures in vulnerable areas from the impact of future natural disasters...

The Tondiarpet zone, located in the city of Chennai, has been rated among the most physically resilient regions in the city in the event of a natural disaster, reports the Times of India...

This report reviews child-focused and child-led disaster risk reduction approaches and techniques. It documents a number of case studies across a range of interventions, dividing these into three main areas: Knowledge, Voice and Action. It makes some

'Our goal is ‘safe and shared development’, and this means climate-proofing and disaster-proofing the province based on the Hyogo Framework for Action for disaster,' said Governor Salceda on Albay’s disaster risk reduction and zero casualty programme...

This policy statement was published by the Australian Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW and outlines the Government’s objectives and commitments in regards to sea level rise adaptation. It defines the support that the Government will

This Guideline has been prepared to provide guidance on how sea level rise is to be considered in land use planning and development assessment in coastal NSW. Other
climate parameters affecting coastal processes may be considered when preparing coastal

'It is vital to properly plan for sea level rise to ensure homes are not built too close to hazard areas,' Australian Planning Minister Tony Kelly said in a statement released on Friday...

Living with disasters and changing climate is about children, disaster risk reduction, and climate change. Based on Save the Children’s experience in child-centred disaster risk reduction in Southeast Asia, this book is a collection of children’s stories