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'Although extreme natural hazard events such as hurricanes, storms, droughts and climate change effects such as sea-level rise may affect an entire country, in the final analysis, all disasters are local phenomena. This means that disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation must, by definition, be a fundamentally local affair', Leslie Walling, of the CDB said...
'Reaching young people through traditional methods to encourage their voluntary participation in disaster preparedness and response has been a challenge. Therefore, innovative ways of reaching this group which comprises 60% of the population of the Caribbean is necessary,' said UNDP Resident Representative Michelle Gyles-McDonnough...
The Regional Risk Reduction Initiative (R3I) is being held this week in Anguilla, to help strengthen the region's capacity and predict and prepare for natural hazards, reports Anguilla News. Anguilla is expected to launch the ‘Aerial Mapping and Early Warning System Activities’during this event...
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