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A report on recent extreme weather events felt around the globe as well as in China, including drought, heavy rain and snow, the China Daily spoke with Chen Zhenlin of the China Meteorological Admin (CMA), who forecasts widespread snowfalls that would be good for drought, though Chen said, not enough to 'alleviate the drought totally'...

Next year, Indonesia will have a detailed map of disaster-prone areas in the country which is expected to help provincial administrations develop better urban planning for disaster mitigation, according to an official, reports Jakarta Globe...

This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of the United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Finance (AGF) report recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean. Among its key messages is that the region will want

This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Finance (AGF) report recommendations for Asia. Among its key messages are that adaptation to climate change will typically require

The provincial government of Albay is implementing reforms on disaster risk reduction (DRR) that includes the doctrine of social minimum and risk reduction for especially vulnerable sectors such as children, people with disabilities and senior citizens...

Reporting on a recent World Bank mission to the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra), the News International cites the 'partnership as an example to turn disaster into opportunity', according to Lt Gen Haroon, and that efforts to mainstream disaster risk reduction into Erra were made possible by the Bank's capacity building support...

The UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia looks back at 2010, noting increased interest and commitment to disaster risk reduction from national stakeholders 'paved the way to the establishment of the National Platform for DRR - a multi-stakeholder forum for coordination of all DRR-related issues and a foundation for the elaboration and implementation of national DRR strategy...'

This publication addresses the issues and challenges in working with parliamentarians based on UN-HABITAT experience. It discusses the strategy and necessary action to be taken to strengthen our partnership with the parliamentary associations so that they