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President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines today declared a “National State of Calamity” as the official death toll from Typhoon Sendong reached almost 1,000 and 338,000 people remain affected in 13 southern and central provinces. Almost 50,000 people who lost their homes are in shelters.

Os padrões de circulação das águas do oceano Atlântico Sul podem estar sofrendo transformações que têm potencial para interferir no clima global. A fim de entender esse fenômeno, um grupo internacional de cientistas instalará uma série de instrumentos de monitoramento ao longo de uma linha que se estende da América do Sul à África...

'We need everyone to be aware of and involved in disaster mitigation campaigns, including journalists, so that we can minimize the number of casualties in the event of a disaster,' said Fakhrurradzie M. Gade, secretary general of the Aceh Journalists Forum for Disaster...

Mapeamento feito pelo governo aponta no País 178,5 mil pessoas vivendo em áreas muito suscetíveis a deslizamentos e enchentes, conforme a reportagem do Estado de S. Paulo...

Considering that these schools are prone to destruction, even if they are built of quake-resistant technology, the research team urged the government to undertake the necessary safety measures...

'Estamos evaluando reforzar para el otro año los simulacros nocturnos y realizar algunos de madrugada que hasta el momento no se han hecho,' indicó Darío Chirinos, jefe de Indeci Lima Centro...

The media should provide a platform upon which the citizenry can engage the government on climate change, demanding and claiming their rights to cushion them from climate change impacts such as the famine and floods...

Athena Gardon, deputy secretary general of Kabataan Party-list, said President Aquino's decision to veto disaster preparation in the P5-billion calamity fund weakened the government capacity to prevent natural disasters from causing enormous devastation...

Discussion sessions on early warning systems, public awareness and education, infrastructure resilience, and response and recovery provided an opportunity to share the Japanese experience with international disaster risk management experts and policy makers...

The banks said they will develop a common approach for cities to assess climate risk, standardize greenhouse gas emissions inventories, and encourage a consistent suite of climate finance options...