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As the Thai capital, Bangkok, recovers from the worst flooding in a century, many are concerned that the disaster may be a sign of things to come amid a changing climate.

During a conference, it was recommended that the legal framework for Disaster Risk Management and Contingency Planning in Pakistan needed to be reviewed as well as the inclusion of the early warning mechanism at the local level...

The US$500 million liquidity facility for the Philippines is the first of its kind in the East Asia and Pacific region. Other Cat-DDOs approved by the World Bank are in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It is expected to 'enhance the country’s preparedness for natural disasters in the future,' and more...

The project is expected to provide alternative livelihoods for those whose activities negatively impact the environment and to enhance the resilience of Negril and other vulnerable coastal areas to the impacts of natural hazards...

Unless governments incorporate disaster risk reduction into development plans, economic losses will rise in the future, according to Sanny Jegillos, who added: 'Investments in disaster risk reduction are investments in development."...

Dijo Fernando Guasch Hechavarría que se ha ido transformando el esquema emergente, que iba del antes, en el cual se preparan capacidades de respuesta y al mismo tiempo se actúa en pos de reducir vulnerabilidades y riesgos y de planificar...

Severe drought, exacerbated by poverty and conflict, hit at least four countries in 2011: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Familiar laments emerged about the failure to heed warnings issued months earlier and learn from previous famines by building resilience to inevitable weather shocks...

Legarda stressed that both the national government and the LGUs must think long-term and do more for improved urban planning and disaster mitigation. The Senator also called for improvements in structural safety, and early warning through a better update of data on flood hazards and vulnerabilities...