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The southern Italian city of Naples has offered to host the sixth session of the World Urban Forum. Scheduled for the first week of September 2012, the theme of the Forum will be The Urban Future...
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - Headquarters
'The primary goal of our renovation scheme is to preclude flood damage. We would not be able to revamp our rivers as beautifully as those in Korea given a lack of funds but we need to inject as much money as we can'...
Korea Herald - Herald Media Inc.
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'The EU and Chile already have excellent collaboration through the disaster preparedness programme (DIPECHO). However, the trend of growing disaster intensity and frequency proves the need for more intensive cooperation'...
New Europe - Media Company S.A., Brussels News Agency, the
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'Es el fruto de trabajo de cuatro años de Gobierno y sociedad, este programa define las acciones de mitigación y adaptación que se tienen que emprender para enfrentar, unas son de prevención y otras son de respuesta'...
Periódico a.m.
El viceministro de Defensa Civil de Bolivia debate el 23 noviembre políticas contra desastres naturales en un encuentro con directores de los Centros de Operaciones de Emergencia...
Prensa Latina, Agencia Informativa Latinoamericana, S. A.
محافظات – انطلقت حملة من الفعاليات والعروض في مختلف أنحاء الضفة الغربية بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للحد من الكوارث، تحت عنوان "الشباب والأطفال شركاء في الحد من الكوارث"، والذي يصادف الثالث عشر من تشرين الأول، فقامت مراكز الدفاع المدني في مختلف المحافظات بتنظيم فعاليات خاصة تضمنت عروضاً وتدريبات، وفقرات غنائية ومسرحية وفنية متنوعة
General Directorate of Civil Defense, Ministry of the Interior
The League of Arab States (LAS) and UNISDR move one step closer to a plan of action on disaster risk reduction for the Arab region. The action plan is expected to be endorsed at the first-ever Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region planned for 2012.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
'Better construction isn’t the only factor in keeping people safe during earthquakes. When aid groups don’t understand local customs and construction methods, homeowners are often discontented and safety is compromised'...
Bloomberg LP
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'The law stipulates principles concerning observation and forecast of natural disasters, prevention of damages and rescue activities,' reported the Korean Central News Agency...
Yonhap News Agency
3D simulations will play an increasing role in design and construction to prevent future crises and will allow industrial and business operators to see visible proof of what could happen to potential customers and suppliers, and also reduce their disaster insurance costs...
Bangkok Post - Post Publishing Public Company Limited, the

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