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This manual provides basic understanding and describes implementation arrangements required for flood preparedness planning. It is expected to be beneficial, in particular, to the countries of the Lower Mekong Basin and can also be adapted to incorporate

Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, this book explains how hospitals and healthcare facilities can improve their emergency management and disaster preparedness through the use of GIS. It aims to raise the level of understanding of the

This document looks at the five years of international cooperation and political will following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. It draws lessons learned on the development and consolidation of tsunami and other sea level related hazard warning systems, striving to consolidate global coverage and international development, and to include disaster risk reduction initiatives within recovery and reconstruction activities and, more generally, within development strategies.

A 12 year old girl saved many of her neighbours in her community on Robinson Crusoe Island, when she recognised the signs of a tsunami and rang the warning bell, following the massive earthquake at the end of February...

'The best way to manage disaster is preparedness' writes Senator Edgardo J. Angara on mitigating the destructive impact of disasters...

'Safety lessons need to be taught in schools to reduce risk when disasters strike. These lesson exemplars educate our teachers and students how to respond to the situation' said Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus...

NASA has announced its founding partnership of 'Launch', an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, 'Launch: Water,' will take place next week...

Serious efforts are under way to respond to the impact of climate change in Vietnam but a lack of capacity and resources remains a challenge, experts say. Vietnam is the country most threatened by rising sea levels, according to World Bank studies...