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The final report provides an overview of the outcome of the UNESCO Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Extended Mediterranean Region (RELEMR) workshop, including in annex C, the abstracts of the presentations given at special sessions on the RELEMR data

Istanbul, the city that in recent years has paid the highest number of victims to floods, will host on 15-17 February an important workshop on the risk of floods organized by the 5-million EU-funded Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South)...

Theodore Panayotou looks at how the tourist industry can adapt to climate change, proposing a shift from mass tourism towards more alternative forms with a lower environmental impact and suggests the adoption of measures such as effective building codes, monitoring, early warning, seawalls and protective coastal vegetation, among others...

Resolution 2010-1:

This resolution commits European and Mediterranean States to continue promoting disaster risk reduction – including prevention, preparedness and efficient response to emergencies - as a political priority at all levels of government

Resolution 2010-2:

This resolution recognises the value of applying best ethical principles in disaster risk reduction, in improving the resilience of societies and in responding efficiently to emergencies.

The resolution was adopted at the 12th

Workshop report, Lisbon, Portugal, 26–29 October 2009:

This document reports on the programme Reduction of Earthquake Losses in the Extended (formerly Eastern) Mediterranean Region (RELEMR), which responds to the need of mobilizing scientific knowledge