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Tourist resorts and major ports are on high alert for flash floods and landslides further to a warning issued by the US National Hurricane Centre, reports The Guardian. Forecasts of a minimum of five major hurricanes of category three or more have been forecasted for the Atlantic this year...
Guardian, the (UK)
Disaster management councils in the Western Visayas region have been requested to ensure that disaster preparedness and mitigation systems, including warning and communication systems, evacuation and related resources are in place, in preparation for the approaching typhoon season...
Philippine Information Agency
Photo of floods in Jamaica by Flickr user, Chrysaora, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
Through the Planning Institute of Jamaica and funding from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, a coastal multi-hazard mapping and vulnerability assessment study has been initiated for three hazard-prone communities. This will include multi-hazard assessments, development of multi-hazard maps; vulnerability and risk assessments; and drawing up disaster risk management plans...
Jamaica Information Service
'Fortunately, political momentum is growing for additional concrete steps to enhance nuclear safety, including the measures considered at the most recent G8 Summit, the Ministerial Seminar on Nuclear Safety hosted by France, and the third session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction' said UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon...
United Nations News Centre
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'The recommendation is that at least one percent of the national development budget should be invested in prevention and if a country begins to see the benefits I'm sure this would increase' said Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, during a recent visit to the country...
Capital FM News - Capital Group Ltd.
According to the country's flood authority, many dykes in Laxi City are on the brink of overflowing, potentially affecting more than 20,000 people. China's minister for water resources, Chen Lei, urged local authorities to improve weather forecasting and ensure the safety of dykes, reservoirs and dams...
Guardian, the (UK)
With more than 175 lives lost and 86 missing in the recent floods that have hit southern China, the National Disaster Reduction Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs have urged several provinces to prepare, as more rainfall is expected for the region next week, reports Xinhua...
Xinhua News Agency
Dewi Safitri from the BBC Indonesian Service takes a look at how Yogyakarta, despite being hit by landslides, floods and volcanic eruptions this year alone, is better coping with disasters...
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
In a paper released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the author Anthony Bergin states that the country can be better prepared for, and recover from future natural hazards. Dr Bergin said there were now six inquiries under way following a series of disasters, reports the Sydney Morning Herald...
Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Digital Network
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'Governments should consider investing in integrating disaster risk reduction into their overall public investment and development planning' said Andrew Maskrey, lead author of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2011 by the UNISDR, at the Asia launch in Bangkok, Thailand...
Bangkok Post - Post Publishing Public Company Limited, the

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