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Ni el narcotráfico ni el terrorismo atentan tanto contra el funcionamiento del Canal de Panamá como los desastres naturales, reporta La Estrella. Antonio Mitchel, gerente ejecutivo de protección del Canal, considera que se requiere una preparación efectiva para atender este tipo de situaciones...

Selon AlterPresse, un programme divisé en 11 projets a été lancé par le service d’aide humanitaire de la délégation de l’Union Européenne. L'objectif est de préparer les populations des zones visées à faire face aux risques associés aux phénomènes naturels...

Global leaders convening Monday at the opening session of the 2011 World Water Week in Stockholm called for increased investments in disaster-resilient infrastructure and smarter water management to avoid droughts, floods and pollution...

Premier Anna Bligh said $14 million would be spent this year to implement the recommendations, and a total of $76 million over the next five years, within the framework of a campaign to prepare for 'natural' disasters...

El comandante Jorge Cárdenas, director del Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (Inocar), ratificó que es necesario que los ecuatorianos aprendan a tener una cultura de prevención ante los desastres naturales...

Crowdsourcing presents a UN initiative that aims to ensure that space-based information for crowdsource mapping benefits the emergency response community and disaster risk reduction: the UN-SPIDER programme...

Landslides need to be included in national hazard mitigation programs and education about landslide should be introduced, especially in landslide-prone areas, a prominent academic said last week...

The US$5.47M disaster preparedness projects - including community early warning systems, advocacy and education - funded up by the European Union will enable the most vulnerable populations to reduce the risks associated with extreme natural events such as earthquakes, floods or landslides...

As hurricane season enters its most active time, tracking those storms can be a breeze with apps for the iPhone and iPad...

In this article, M Mizanur Rahman states that the initiative of the government of Bangladesh in disaster risk reduction has not that significant until now and urges for a 'disaster management act' is to be promulgated...