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The Mayor of the fabled city of Venice, Giorgio Orsoni, has been chosen by UNISDR as Europe's first Champion of Urban Resilience in recognition of his efforts to build resilience to disasters and protect cultural heritage.

The use of social media during natural disasters can limit psychological damage and can allow people to act as amplifiers of official information, according to a research conducted by the University of Western Sydney (UWS)...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined 'emergency response, disaster risk reduction and resilience building' as one of the five areas that deserve greater attention as the world community strives to ensure nuclear security...

The US$ 184 million World Bank funded initiative is also supporting the preparation and implementation of the first phase of a fifteen year government program for disaster risk reduction...

A communication and public education campaign will engage Jamaicans from various sectors to share information on what to expect from climate change and on possible ways to change behaviours and practices to help the country to adapt and better cope with the challenges...

'We are proactively building capacity of our municipalities and departments for seismic-risk management so all Haiti can be better prepared to manage and respond to emergency situations. Programs such as this are close to my heart, as they involve the safety, welfare and lives of our People,' said Haiti's Minister of the Interior

Un éxito resulto el foro de gestión de Riesgos y Administración de Desastres Naturales el cual se llevo a cabo en la sala de cine del NURR, dictado por Protección Civil Trujillo, Ingeomin (Instituto de Geología y Minas) y Ministerio del Ambiente...

Makati local government has been sharing its learning and model templates with the city and local communities as part of the City-to-City Sharing Initiative 'cascading the learning of the cities' between the cities of Makati, Kathmandu and Quito in Ecuador...