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An editorial by Tommy Firman, professor at the Bandung Institute of Technology, stressing the 'urgent need for better dissemination of information on climate risks facing Jakarta residents,' of which some, he reports, have no choice but to face the consequences of increased flooding and rising sea-levels...

Wildfires may not get the attention of earthquakes and cyclones but their destructive potential is considerable and warrants further attention, experts warn...

'The advocacy is ever-growing for everyone to pay more attention to cities and urban areas where potential damage and losses for natural disasters would be tremendous and tragic,' said the director of the Office of Civil Defence, Region 10...

The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction will join NewMarket's Greenfield Partnership Program and the Small Equity Initiative for a trade mission next week in Nairobi, Kenya intended to stimulate small business investment in high growth potential enterprises including disaster risk reduction...

The Small Equity Initiative and the NewMarket Greenfield Partnership Program today announced a pilot program intended to urge private sector innovation and investment aimed at reducing disaster risk. The first pilot program event will take place in Nairobi, Kenya beginning October 25th...

NewMarket's Greenfield Partnership Program released a Webcast presentation that reviews a pilot program in partnership with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction intended to encourage the entrepreneurial business community to pursue new opportunities that contribute to disaster reduction...

With funding from the German Government, World Vision Germany and World Vision Somalia have supported 16 communities in Middle Juba in South-Central Somalia in strengthening their disaster preparedness and response capacities...

This article discusses why unusually heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan had such a devastating impact across the entire Indus River basin. It analyses what can be done to accelerate progress towards implementation of the Hyogo Framework and what