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Two back-to-back earthquakes in Japan and Myanmar, which left more than 27,000 people dead and thousands more injured, underscore the need for greater disaster preparedness in the region, experts say...

Pakistan and Bangkok have agreed on a range of measures to strengthen partnership between National Disaster Management Authority and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre to strengthen institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness, reports the Associated Press of Pakistan...

A typhoon drill was conducted in the Municipality of San Francisco in the Camotes Islands, Cebu, last week to test the effectiveness of the recently crafted Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management plan and to commemorate Typhoon Nelson that hit the town in March 1982...

'Efforts need to be matched with appropriate and realistic recovery policies, plans and assistance. And clearly, these need to include disaster risk reduction' writes Charles Kelly, independent disaster management consultant, on the Japanese recovery process further to the recent earthquake and tsunami...

Foi anunciada que seis cidades do estado de Santa Catarina serão certificadas para la campanha mundial, Desenvolvendo cidades resilientes: 'Minha cidade está se preparando': Tubarão, Rio do Sul, Itajaí, Jaraguá do Sul, Florianópolis e Blumenau...

In a statement on the recent earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand, the IAEE says earthquake engineers serve humanity by providing rational and affordable tools for protection from the seismic peril, but these tools are in constant need of being refined...

A seminar on climate change adaptation in Vietnam was jointly held in Hanoi this week aimed at sharing experiences on climate change adaptation, as well as to set up a joint cooperation mechanism on climate change education in Vietnam, reports VOV News...

The Philippine Department of Education central office has strengthened its disaster and risk reduction awareness campaign by holding occupational safety and earthquake drills among its staff...

Zurich Financial Services Group today announced that it currently estimates aggregate claims of approximately USD 500 million for the five natural catastrophes that have hit the Asia-Pacific region since the beginning of the year...

'Unnecessary delays in spending for risk reduction will eventually lead to bigger donor losses in the future. How many disasters are needed for our policy makers to realize the need to reduce disaster risks?' writes Jonatan Lassa, research fellow at Harvard University, in an opinion piece for the Jakarta Post...