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UN called for Asian countries to incorporate disaster risk reduction strategies into their respective national plans to help enhance readiness for responding to climate change, ahead of the Fourth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction...
'The poorest among the poorest continue to suffer heavy losses, their development investments are undermined. We need to scale up, learn more about earthquake science and focus on best practices to mitigate damage' said Margareta Wahlström of UNISDR...
'My ministry through the Malaysian Meteorological Department is currently carrying out the second phase of SAATNM to enhance the monitoring and information systems,' said Malaysian science, technology and innovation minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili...
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest economic hub has been identified as one of the 10 cities in the world most likely to be severely affected by climate change, and the need to deploy an adaptation plan is urgent, Vietnam News Agency reported quoting officials as saying...
The study on 'Adaptation to Climate Change in Mozambique' reports that the climate has been changing for the past 45 years and calls for urgent action and investments in coastal protection...
'Disasters can be reduced substantially if people are well informed about measures they can take to reduce vulnerabilities' said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister....
An official from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Suman Ghimire said the plan was to respond to disasters with three approaches: disaster-preparedness, mitigating losses and rehabilitation and reconstruction after disasters....
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