Update

The importance of disaster risk reduction programs is clearly evident in Nepal. These programs are used to prevent or decrease the impact of a disaster on a population, or to increase the ability of a community to withstand the disaster so it can recover more rapidly after the event...

Working directly with the affected communities and ensuring a sustainable work, the British Red Cross is taking a long-term view, helping people in Haiti rebuild their lives in a way which reduces their vulnerability to future disasters...

USAID has sent a team of seismologists and geologists to create hazard map products that will form the basis for developing seismic guidelines for the rebuilding of habitation and infrastructure...

ACTED reports that 2011 was 'a year of transition and continued commitment' in Haiti, working on the prevention and mitigation of potential disasters that have been threatening the country regularly. They plan to continue contingency planning and disaster prevention and mitigation before the next hurricane season...

As Haiti recovers from a catastrophe it is common sense to be better prepared for another potentially catastrophic event that may put Haitians in harm's way and threaten the progress achieved so far...

The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)'s new development strategy marks the first time climate change will play a central role throughout the entire agency’s development efforts...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been urged to quickly finalize the National Action Plan for Climate Change and to continue updating scenarios of climate change and sea level rise; verify projects on coping with climate change and sea level rise...

The Environment Agency is calling for community representatives to get involved in a project aiming to help communities get better prepared for the future effects of rising sea levels, increased flood risk and sinking land levels...

'Long-term infrastructure investments should be made with the view to the future - what will happen if there is flooding, for example, or an earthquake', EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva told journalists...

The seventh edition of the Global Risks report emphasizes the 'importance of flexibility and resilience in response structures,' giving an example of quickly resumed business after the disaster thanks to networked preparedness...