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The trial of scientists charged after L'Aquila earthquake illustrates the challenges that scientists increasingly face as they take part in advising the public about potential emergencies...
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the the work of Purdue University geophysics professor Eric Purdue, co-chair of UNDP's Disaster Risk Reduction Task Force in Haiti. Calais is working with Haitian scientists, government officials, and aid workers to build a permanent national agency for seismic-risk reduction...
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.