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CGD: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rise

A new climate change report from development think-tank CGD lists 20 cities where the greatest number of people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world...
The New Humanitarian
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Liberia: Deliberations on nation-wide capacity needs assessment

A three-day workshop commenced in Monrovia, Liberia, yesterday to help build knowledge on key disaster risk reduction frameworks and to provide an opportunity for contributions on the finalization of the draft National Action Plan for capacity development...
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UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2009

The year 2008 has seen significant global humanitarian challenges ranging from devastating natural disasters, escalating food and oil prices to worsening conflict situations. In recent decades, the number and severity of natural disasters has increased

Documents and publications

Linking disaster risk reduction and poverty reduction: good practices and lessons learned

This publication seeks to highlight initiatives that have successfully linked poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction in various parts of the world. It features several projects and initiatives that show how DRR can be integrated into poverty

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