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This document presents the Netherlands storm surge warning service (SVSD), intended to monitor, inform, forecast and issue warnings for high water levels as part of the coastal defence system.
This report describes Dutch context of flood risk management, institutions involved, disasters that influence flood risk policy and disaster management, flood protection standards for flood defenses, financial issues, urban planning and the choice
The workshop will be organized back-to-back with the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate (14 April 2011).
This summary reports on a conference aiming to agree on collective answers to the complex challenges of food insecurity, climate change, degradation of ecosystems and the economic recession.
The Government of the Netherlands, in close cooperation with the Governments of Ethiopia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Vietnam, the World Bank and the FAO, is organizing the 2010 conference on agriculture, food security and climate change.
This draft for consultation is the first outcome of a study intended to develop an estimate of adaptation costs for developing countries and to help decisionmakers in developing countries understand and assess the risks posed by climate change and
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
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.
Contact information
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