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It is imperative for ambulatory surgery centers to ensure appropriate preparation in managing unexpected events that are likely to threaten the health or safety of those in the facility, says W. Jan Allison. ...

Climate change will have major impacts on the availability of water for growing food and on crop productivity in the decades to come, warns a new FAO report....

It's important to promote the needs of people with disabilities during disasters in Fiji, says Australian High Commission official Rebecca McClean, closing a two-day Workshop at the Pacific Theological College in Nasese....

La Prensa Libra pregunta, 'Si los desastres ocurren a raíz de riesgos construidos socialmente, si los impactos implican daños, pérdidas, heridos, muertos y desaparecidos ¿por qué los 'constructores de riesgos' salen impunes?'...

Swiss Re has joined WFP and Oxfam America in a collaboration to link community disaster risk reduction with the benefits of financial tools like insurance and credit allowing poor households to invest in their future knowing that it will be protected when a drought or flood hits....

The half-day session workshop, held by government agencies, will be addressing evacuation planning and early warning for tsunami and extreme weather conditions with flood and coastal inundation mapping also on the agenda, reports The Republic from the Associated Press...

Environment secretary Caroline Spelman is currently attending a 'drought summit' with major water users as England and Wales face worst dry spell since 1990, reports The Guardian...

'Rising food prices and restrictions on power and water use are likely to result from a lack of rain in the south and east of the country, experts believe' reports John Vidal for The Guardian. Environment secretary, Caroline Spelman has asked the Environment Agency to report on the potential effects of a drought...

The US-based Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the revision of a currently approved information collection, 'Perceptions of Risk, Trust, responsibility, and Management Preferences among Fire-Prone Communities in the Western United States'...

A growing population has seen an encroachment on the Mt. Elgon area's forests. 'If this continues, it will result into landslides. Our advice is that people plant trees, relocate to be safe, and change farming methods to conserve the environment' said deputy executive director of NEMA, Dr Gerald Musoke in a report by the Daily Monitor...