Update

Adaptation to climate change is fundamental to reduce risk and enhance the resilience of the societies, particularly in countries such as Bangladesh, where the population is heavily exposed to natural hazards....

'Local governments must carry out a thorough quality check on the public facilities from kindergartens to universities', says a note from the Ministry of Education ....

Storm-surge early warning system, public awareness and disaster preparedness measures help reduce the effects of cyclones, such as Nargis, that hit Myanmar on 2 May....

$14.6 billion fund announced to enhance climate change adaptation capacity, and to reduce damage and dislocation from climate-related disasters....

Bahrain announced that it will sponsor the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (2009), an international accord to coordinate world effort on disaster risk reduction...

'It is an undeniable fact that if nothing is done towards building a culture of disaster risk reduction in our society we shall sadly be visited by disaster time and time again', said Adwoa Kluvitse, country director of ActionAid in Ghana...

National dialog among participants of the 3rd National Multi-stakeholder Dialog on Disaster Risk Reduction called for increased coordination to support the Hyogo Framework for Action...

Cook Islands government urged 'to ensure that disaster risk management is to be included into the mainstream of our development and annual budgets in order to achieve sustainable development goals'...

As the hurricane season begins, both private and public sectors call for community preparedness. In particular, the insurance industry advises homeowners get adequately insured....

Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action: a call for China and Japan to step up cooperation on disaster prevention and reduction...