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'There are designs suitable for schools and other structures that are fundamentally stronger than those typical in such regions and only require configuring common materials in different ways'...

Se estableció que Michoacán no está preparada para actuar cuando se presente un sismo, ya que en la mayoría de las instituciones, dependencias, centros educativos y empresas en general no se tiene esa cultura preventiva y de simulacros...

California's strong building codes adhere to the standards issued by the International Code Council (ICC). These model building codes are a proven way to mitigate the damage of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and earthquakes...

The Sunday Leader spoke to the Director General of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Major Gen. Gamini Hettiarachchi, about the steps being taken by the government to reduce the threat of flooding...

'This partnership will enable Japan to turn the lessons learned from its recent disaster and its long experience in dealing with extreme events into an opportunity for countries to better integrate disaster risk reduction and resilience into development plans and investments'...

For better management and planning of coastal areas and their resources, Gujarat government is implementing a Geo-Spatial Information System (GIS) development project, reports Zee News, 'the GIS would help in better hazard-risk assessment and management for the coast'...

In their plea to the EU to increase child protection measures prior to disaster, the civil society groups argue that too often disaster preparedness and mitigation activities are limited to infrastructural development, building codes, and policy reform...

In his article for the Jakarta Post, Jonatan A. Lassa tries to answer the question: 'What can boys and girls do to reduce the risks of climate change?'...