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Maßnahmen zur Wiederherstellung eines ausgeglichenen Landschaftswasserhaushaltes, zur besseren Anpassung an Klimaveränderungen mit dem Fonds, der zum 1. Januar 2013 unter gemeinsamer Federführung des Bundeslandwirtschafts- und des Bundesumweltministeriums errichtet werden soll...

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework (NDRRMF) that was adopted recently by the government was conceived to make communities in the country safer, adaptive and resilient against disasters toward sustainable development. PIA reports on the four aspects of the framework...

At the symposium on climate change adaptation strategies, scientists warned that 'if not checked, the global scourge would continue to ruin food security, while exerting a devastating attack on public health, with the over 70 percent of the populace that inhabits the rural communities being the worst-hit by the menace,' reports the Vanguard Media Limited...

'El Ministerio de Educación ha elaborado un plan integral de información, educación y comunicación que implica la toma de conciencia, prevención, preparación y mitigación ante riesgos sísmicos,' señaló la viceministra de Educación, Emilia Pereyra, según El Nuevo Diario...

New research carried out by scientist from the University of Melbourne have been able to find the age of of extinct volcanoes in western Victoria and South Australia, potentially confirming that both regions are overdue for a devastating eruption...

After two eruptions, geologists have warned that the country's volcanoes appeared to have entered a more active phase and that more eruptions could be expected, with Hekla believed to be first in line reports AFP. 'Hekla never gives you much of a warning, in 1970 we only got 25 minutes notice' said geophysicist Pall Einarsson...

More developing nations back the idea that global warming is an issue for the council, reports Nathanial Gronewold for ClimateWire. The July 20 discussion will be led by the German government and focus on 'security implications', particularly of Small Island Developing States who face increasing risk as sea levels rise...

Local officials should be familiar with geohazard maps, and implementing necessary measures to reduce the impact of natural disasters. This, according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje as heavier rains are still expected until September...

In a matter of minutes, at least one hazard can change the world they know. Only through incorporating risk into development planning can we start to reduce this exposure says Margareta Wahlström, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction in an editorial for IISD...

'We have all read startling headlines warning that climate change will force tens of millions of people to move. This book looks at the evidence for these claims ... it also provides some sobering guidance for policy and decision-makers' said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on the launch of the new publication 'Migration and Climate Change.'...