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Le Conseil fédéral a adopté le premier volet de sa stratégie 'Adaptation aux changements climatiques en Suisse', dans lequel il définit les objectifs visés, les défis à relever et les champs d’action concernés. Il entend ainsi se préparer à des phénomènes tels que les sécheresses estivales ou les crues...
Switzerland - government
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The series of earthquake drills conducted quarterly since 2006 in the Philippines is part of its four-point action plan on disaster preparedness including public information, education, communication, and preparedness for response...
Philstar.com, The Star Group of Publications
The airbag-like system keeps the home afloat when disaster strikes to help reduce impact. It as been installed in 88 homes across Japan so far and is said to be effective and to cost 1/3 of other earthquake-proofing systems with little maintenance...
Digital Trends Inc., Designtechnica Corporation
The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved a US$300.75 million Development Policy Loan to promote state-level climate change action planning; disaster risk reduction and the implementation of land development activities in Mexico...
World Bank, the
UNICEF'S flagship report, The State of the World's Children 2012: Children In An Urban World, urges governments to put children at the heart of urban planning and finds that for millions of children urban poverty is intensified by exposure to cyclones, floods, mudslides, earthquakes and other disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
'We are committed to reducing vulnerability to natural disasters across the country and this program can be a pilot for the rest of the regions,' said Minister of the Interior Thierry Mayard-Paul...
Wall Street Journal Digital Network
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Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, calls for civil defense organizations to make thorough risk assessments, plan and train regularly in order to make sure that when disaster strikes, they will be ready to confront it...
Arab News
The First Palestinian Urban Forum called for making cities resilient to disasters through the establishment of a Palestinian strategy for disaster risk reduction among other recommendations...
An-Najah National University

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