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AlertNet reports that experts urge Thailand to get prepared for future extreme weather events. The example of Bangladesh could be followed in terms of preparedness. 'Bangladesh offers a good example of a country that has moved from disaster relief to disaster preparedness'...

'The program will help the Colombian government protect the country's most vulnerable populations,' said Sergio Lacambra, IDB project team leader. 'Incorporating risk management and adaptation to climate change in the national development plan will be an important contribution'...

President Lee Myung-bak announced that measures need to be taken in order to prepare for future disasters and reduce their impact in South Korea...

'The evaluation of submarine landslides as potential tsunami sources along the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico and the investigation of submarine canyon systems in the Atlantic are ongoing projects,' said, Jason Chaytor, U.S. Geological Survey research marine geologist...

Punya Sagar Marahatta reports on the community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) approach to building resilient communities - particularly of earthquake-resilient buildings - highlighting that 'awareness at the community level is not the challenge, rather challenges are the resources to build resilience.'...

'The most vulnerable during a disaster, are the young people and elderly,' said Islam Misiraliev, Head of Batken District Emergency Situations Department. 'With the right training, though, those same children can become an asset in times of need.'...

The Forensic Investigations of Disaster (FORIN) methodology, aims 'to answer the question of why, when there is so much science related to hazards and risk, do [disaster] losses continue to rise,' said Jane Rovins, executive director of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR)...

'This technical guide discusses weather index-based insurance, a class of insurance products that can allow weather-related risk to be insured in developing countries where traditional agricultural insurance may not always be feasible' said Kevin Cleaver, IFAD’s Associate Vice President...

Japan is to hold an international conference to share the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake in the latter half of next year, according to a debate at the United Nations in New York on the latest report of the United Nations Secretary General on Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.

'Evitar los incendios forestales es una actividad de protección al medio ambiente, tomando en cuenta que estos desastres causan daños a los seres vivos que habitan los bosques', dijo Paqui González, el gobernador...