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'It is unacceptable to allow children to use facilities that are unsafe,' said Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett, D-San Leandro, adding she would call a hearing of the Select Committee on Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness to explore the audit’s findings...

The widespread floods in Thailand are the costliest natural catastrophe in the country's history. The consequences of the floods clearly show that prevention measures need to be strengthened in view of the country's high natural catastrophe exposure...

Eelco Rohling, professor of ocean and climate change at University of Southampton in the U.K, 'If governments keep going the way they are going, the planet will reach an ice-free state'...

Selon L'info Expoprotection, Ian Aiken, expert en génie parasismique, souhaiterait protéger plus de constructions d’un séisme dévastateur potentiel en les bâtissant sur des amortisseurs parasismiques de pointe...

The Programme aims to harmonize climate change programmes by the three regional blocs and addresses the impacts of climate change in the COMESA-EAC-SADC region through successful adaptation and mitigation actions to enhance economic/social resilience...

Bernard Guidez, céréalier et éleveur de porcs à Fiac dans le Tarn sait déjà qu’il doit adapter sa façon de récolter à cause des effets du changement climatique...

While good news remains in short supply from the main climate change talks here in Durban, there is a growing sense that local government is taking the lead on mitigation and adaptation without waiting for their central governments to direct their efforts.

Where and how people live, their access to basic services - health, water and education, employment opportunities, social protection, good governance - determines their vulnerability to risks from natural hazards such as floods...

Cities cannot make the transition to a more climate-resilient future unaided. 'We are on the path to creating liveable, dynamic and lovable urban worlds. This is the COP-17 good news,' says Crispian Olver in his opinion for Business Day...

'Lo que vemos es que puede marcar un punto de partida de cómo se prepara El Salvador y la región Centroamericana, para que recurrentemente vaya mejorando su capacidad de respuesta y adaptación al cambio climático'...