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Malta: CPD to hold tsunami awareness programme

The Civil Protection Department of Malta, in association with the International Ocean Institute, is developing an educational programme on tsunami for people to be better prepared for any 'natural' disaster they may encounter...
Times of Malta, the - Allied Newspapers Limited
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Pacific island states top disaster risk index

The World Risk Index has classified Vanuatu, Tonga, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Guatemala as the most at risk of disasters according to AlertNet...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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First test of the Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System

The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS) will be tested on 10 August. The purpose is to ensure effective communication between regional and national centres and tsunami warning focal points...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
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Reducing earthquake losses in the extended Mediterranean region

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

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Tackling floods, the most frequent natural hazard in the Mediterranean

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)...
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters
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Malta: 'Disasters can be mitigated through proper planning'

Justice and Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici urged stakeholders to consider the implementation of initiatives in disaster risk reduction during an international meeting on the effects of disasters including education and information sharing...
Malta Independent, the, Standard Publications Ltd
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Working together in Europe and the Mediterranean for the prevention of disasters, preparedness and response: priorities of action

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

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Ethical values and resilience to disasters

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

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