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According to Christah Kalulu, Lusaka district commissioner, disaster risk reduction measures were launched last year to chart a way forward to curb some of the disasters which have been occurring annually as a result of floods...

'Port-au-Prince is built on vulnerable small slopes and mountains. With the rains, these slopes start softening up and cause mudslides like we have seen in the past, causing schools to collapse and more deaths' Margareta Wahlstöm told Reuters AlertNet...

'Communities around the world are already feeling the impacts of climate change and are taking action to reduce their vulnerability. What works in one setting could help limit impacts in many other places so it is important that these success stories are analysed, shared and supported by sound policies' says Dr. Hannah Reid, Senior Researcher at the IIED.

According a press release issued this week, the WMO Expert Team on Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Cyclones have concluded that, if twenty-first century warming occurs as projected, it is likely that there will be an increase in the maximum wind speed of tropical cyclones and in rainfall rates...

Milagros Salazar reports for Tierramérica/IPS on the loss of many lives and thousands of homes over the last few months in Peru, which he claims is the result of a lack of disaster prevention policies and measures, combined with climate imbalances in South America...

A disaster risk reduction (DRR) Toolkit, a concise information kit for Nepal was released in Kathmandu yesterday. The DRR Toolkit has been developed to inform and sensitize the Constituent Assembly members on disasters, risks and the need to strengthen policy framework to address disaster risks...

This publication is intended for cities and decision-makers looking for practical processes and examples of how to build urban climate resilience. It addresses how cities can manage the stresses and respond to the inevitable shocks and surprises of

Policy research working paper 4972:

This study makes an evaluation of the relationship between remittances and natural disasters. It relies on macro- and micro-economic evidence to suggest a positive role of remittances in preparing households against