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'The Barbados Red Cross looks forward to working with the new communities, as we spread the opportunities for more people to be provided the skills and tools necessary to make their districts and, in turn, make Barbados safer and more resilient to disasters'...

Las principales catástrofes ambientales que amenazan a España son sequías, terremotos e inundaciones, según datos de la Estrategia para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales de la ONU...

In partnership with the UN, SEI will cut through the thicket of information to meet the strong demand for clear guidance on risk and vulnerability assessment at local, national and international levels...

'Step Up! for Disaster Risk Reduction is a call for each one of us, regardless of role, to embrace DRR as a wider organizational and community opportunity which needs the participation and commitment of us all!'...

For International Day for Disaster Reduction we will ‘Step Up’ with a megaphone – to say YES to children’s participation to reduce disaster risks, WELL DONE to all the children, communities and governments who are already doing it, and LET’S GO to making it happen everywhere!...

In Vietnam, adults cried as they watched the short film children in their community made about the flash flood that devastated their homes.

'Government recognises that community participation is a good thing and it is appropriate to empower communities and individuals and schools to take charge of their own disaster risk reduction'...

The Philippines joins the international community in celebrating today the International Day for Disaster Reduction with the theme 'Making Youth Partners for Disaster Risk Reduction.' 'Disasters don't have to happen. We can all do something to reduce our risk!'...

'On the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) let us remind ourselves and get across the message clear and loud that there is no such thing as a 'natural' disaster and it’s time to Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction!'...

"As we consider this year’s IDDR slogan, targeting the young and the children we have to also consider the special meaning it has for the Arab region," says Amjad Abbashar, Head of UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States...