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The chairman of Habitat for Humanity Thailand, Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, analyses the linkages between urbanisation, poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction and economic development, and the absolute imperative of tackling substandard housing now...
'Governments should consider investing in integrating disaster risk reduction into their overall public investment and development planning' said Andrew Maskrey, lead author of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2011 by the UNISDR, at the Asia launch in Bangkok, Thailand...
'The death toll of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan is high despite the country being well prepared for natural disasters. This means we have to learn more about disaster preparedness if we want the Asia-Pacific region to be a safer place' said Bhichit Rattakul, executive director of ADPC...
'We must shift the focus of humanitarian aid from immediate relief and response to risk reduction and preparedness' says Eric Solheim, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development in an editorial for the Bangkok Post. 'Preparedness saves lives and protects physical assets'...
After massive floods affected over three million families and caused around 30 billion baht in losses, the Thai Finance Minister has stressed the urgent need for prevention programmes in the country. ADPC urged govt as well, saying 'The country's economic plans should include disaster prevention plans', reports the Bangkok Post...
'We know the public expects us to do better, but we have many limitations. The centre has only 10 permanent staff. We need support from other agencies to warn the public of natural disasters' said National Disaster Warning Centre Centre chief Somsak Khaosuwan to the Bangkok post yesterday...
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