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L’objet de cette étude est d’analyser le renforcement de la plate-forme nationale et d’étudier la situation des diverses institutions qui affichent un rapport direct ou indirect avec celle-ci, notamment le Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et

Cette analyse institutionnelle des organes référents de la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes à Madagascar et au Sénégal a été commandité conjointement par le Bureau National pour la Gestion des Risques et Catastrophes à Madagascar, la Direction de la

Dans le cadre de son mandat de point focal pour le Cadre d’Actions de Hyogo (CAH) le secrétariat de la ONU/SIPC (UNISDR) appuie la mise en place et le renforcement des Plates-formes nationales pour la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes (RRC). Le

Simon Maxwell, ODI Senior Research Associate and Executive Chair of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, challenges the impact of mitigation and adaptation strategies alone, asserting instead that countries should engage in 'climate compatible development' with poverty reduction and human development at its core...

The National Science Foundation warns of a 2010 hurricane season 'at or beyond' record levels and urges those likely to be affected and insurance industry to prepare for the coming season and manage the risks...

The US Department of Health and Human Services provides grants to states, territories and the metros areas of New York City, Los Angeles Country, Chicago and Washington, DC to enhance community resilience to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and acts of terrorism...

Maplecroft's Natural Disasters Economic Loss Index places Haiti and Mozambique as the world's most exposed country for economic losses due to natural hazards from 1980-2010...

As China's southwest province of Guizhou has already suffered deadly landslides due to heavy rainfall, Government departments have been called upon to enhance prevention efforts and monitoring of disasters-prone areas, says Xinhua News...