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The Guardian reports on the challenges ahead in implementing measures to adapt to climate change: 'strengthened flood prevention measures, early warning systems and sound building codes...' as stated by Sha Zukang, UN under-secretary general for economic and social affairs....
'Every natural disaster is a reminder that knowledge is power. If we know what could happen, then we have no excuse for not doing something about it.'...
Tim Radford, member of the former UK committee for the international decade of natural disaster reduction comments on the global impact of environmental catastrophe...
'What happens when a school really lets its pupils down: when the walls collapse sideways and the heavy tiled roof pancakes down in a couple of seconds? ...'
Voluntary Commitments
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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.