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As the hurricane season begins, both private and public sectors call for community preparedness. In particular, the insurance industry advises homeowners get adequately insured....

Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action: a call for China and Japan to step up cooperation on disaster prevention and reduction...

This report hopes to present a comprehensive overview of the Cuban model of risk reduction in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery and explore what may be adapted from this model in other countries. This report focuses on specific

Members of the State Council's expert committee for the Sichuan earthquake and the China Meteorological Administration stress the importance of cooperation between government departments on disaster prevention and emergency response....

A report for the ISDR Inter-Agency Task force on Disaster Reduction Working Group 3: Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster Impact Assessment, December 2004

This report reviews the performance and future possibilities for disaster risk indexing drawing on

The chief of mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Karen Hilliard, is urging Jamaicans to support disaster-preparedness programmes....

There are many schools in wealthy countries that could collapse someday, just like in China, from known seismic threats...

Dep. Minister, Dao Xuan Hocof said that the central Government has authorized local administrations to initiate mobilizing and using financial sources for disaster prevention and management....