Update

'After the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake, we have learned an important lesson that no prevention plans are perfect as we cannot control the power of nature,' Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Hamada told the Bangkok Post...

While it was still considered definitely possible to achieve progress at least in the secondary negotiations on the provision of adaptation aid to the countries hardest hit by climate change, 'That no substantial progress was made in developing specific adaptation projects is very disappointing'...

The clear success of this COP has been to mobilize the Green Climate Fund, a new tool to channel climate finance to developing countries. The Fund 'is of huge importance for the adaptation, disaster risk reduction and support work needed at the grassroots level'...

The water community came together to send a strong message to climate change negotiators: with or without a formal agreement in the COP, we're already adapting to and mitigating climate change...

Le Plan de prévention des risques de mouvements de terrains, PPRMT, est une nouvelle réglementation actuellement préparée par l'Etat visant à encadrer les constructions dans les secteurs sensibles où les terrains sont très argileux...

'La idea es impulsar una campaña para que los intendentes comiencen a hacer un mapa de riesgo y a readecuar los presupuestos a las políticas públicas locales, con esta nueva mirada', dijo Fuks en diálogo con Télam, Gabriel Fuks...

'Afortunadamente el sismo ocurrido en Guerrero este sábado y que se sintió en varios estados del centro y sur del país no tuvo consecuencias tan graves, pero es necesario dar vigencia a la nueva ley, ya que tenemos un marco legal obsoleto'...

Officials from Thailand, Pakistan and Iran were studying how Jakarta deals with its notorious flooding. The head of the city’s public works office, Ery Basworo, had told the representatives about the various mitigation undertaken or in the works...

With Taiwan hit by an average of 3.6 typhoons and more than 1,000 earthquakes each year, cutting carbon emissions and disaster prevention have emerged as national security priorities, the president said...

Engagement of children in disaster risk reduction activities is one of the most important tasks in making India safer. This brief note is an example of children’s participation in Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (PVCA) process...