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The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies advocates for a more people-centred approach that is essential to ensure information and warnings captured by satellites, computer modelling and other technologies reach the most vulnerable communities, who can then act on them. Early warnings alone do not keep hazards from turning into disasters...

A new report acknowledges the Philippines as a global leader in enacting legislation on disaster risk reduction but finds this is undermined by poor urban governance resulting in ineffective building codes and poor land use planning at the local level.

The Philippines is one of the world’s most at-risk nations to multiple hazards such as cyclones, floods and earthquakes. ‘Filipinos are disproportionately affected by such hazards as compared to other nations with comparable populations exposed to similar hazards’, says Justin Ginnetti, IDMC’s advisor on natural disasters and the author of the latest report...

MIT Proefessor Greenstone said that in addition to contributing to the science of climate change, researchers can partner with policymakers and planners to try to find successful adaptation strategies. 'This collaboration is important because 'the playbook of successful adaptation strategies I think is rather small,' he added...

Dr Duong Van Ni of Can Tho University has urged authorities to adopt approaches specific to each region of southern Viet Nam because the impact of climate change varies from area to area. He has also encouraged authorities to collaborate and exchange information on water levels and other specific data...

Con el propósito de que los gobiernos locales adquieran el compromiso de implementar procesos e iniciativas para que sus comunidades sean más seguras y más resilientes ante los desastres, se llevó a cabo el lanzamiento para Costa Rica de la campaña mundial denominada 'Desarrollando ciudades resilientes: Mi ciudad se está preparando'...

El presidente de la república, Mauricio Funes, inauguró hoy el “Foro Permanente para la Reducción de las Vulnerabilidades”, un programa que busca promover una plataforma nacional de reducción de riesgos en el país...

'No more blame game,' Professor Dr Thanawat Jarupongsakul, head of Chulalongkorn University's Unit for Disaster and Land Information Studies, said. 'The next Bangkok governor and the government should work together to solve the problem and cope with flood situations'...