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The latest updates on disaster risk and resilience in the news, and news from the disaster risk reduction (DRR) community and beyond in the Prevention Web knowledge base.

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India: 29 villages to adapt to climate change

'The activities taken up include downscaling of assessment of climate change impact... and disaster risk reduction with effective governance mechanisms,' said Sushil Bajpai, director of the non-governmental organisation Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)...
Times of India, the
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Pakistan: Situation in flood-hit areas to grow worse in winter unless aid is provided

The Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF) calls donors to 'place disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation principles at the heart of their strategies for both relief and development, in line with the Global Platform on Risk Reduction'...
Express Tribune News Network, the
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RISK Award request for proposals

The prize will be awarded every two years at the International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in Davos. The first award ceremony will be held on 26 August 2012. Deadline for the submission of applications: 31 December 2011...
Munich Re Foundation
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Argentina: Investigaciones sobre la relación entre cambio climático y desastres

Las principales líneas de investigación sobre el cambio climático en la Argentina estudian la ocurrencia e intensidad de fenómenos extremos, como olas de calor y tormentas fuertes, y la posibilidad de adaptarse...
Impulso Baires
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Catastrophes naturelles: toujours plus fort ?

'Ces onze dernières années, la planète a connu trois tremblements de terre de cette ampleur [Japon, Mars 2011], soit autant qu'au cours du siècle passé. Peut-on pour autant en déduire autre chose qu'une simple répartition du hasard ?'...
Les Echos
From left: South Africa President Jacob Zuma; Manguang, South Africa mayor Thabo Manyoni; COP17 President and South African environment minister Edna Molewa; Durban mayor James Nxumalo; ICLEI president David Cadman
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Adaptation Charter – good start to the week

The Durban Climate Change Adaptation Charter for Local Government adopted yesterday was hailed by UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlstrom, as "the best possible start to a critical week in the life of this planet when we so urgently need real leadership on mitigation and adaptation."
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Pedro Basabe, Head, UNISDR Africa, H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy & Agriculture, AUC and Khalil Timamy, Head of Environment, Water & Natural Resources, AUC at the COP-17.
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DRR and climate change adaptation key to reducing extreme weather events

Linking disaster risk and climate change is key to reducing the impacts of extreme weather events that have increasingly been on the rise, according to a high level debate today at the Climate Change talks in COP-17 in Durban. The discussions were part of a UNISDR side-event showcasing experiences on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR).
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
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Thailand: Two days in the life of an urban flood expert

Adri Verwey, an urban flood specialist from the Netherlands, commented on the flood in Thailand: 'What is needed next is a thorough analysis of what has happened and how such a flood can be prevented in the future.'...
The New Humanitarian

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