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The Indian PM has invited G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience infrastructure.
A new flood hazard map, based on almost 20 years of data, is now available for the Indian state of Odisha to improve flood preparedness.
NIRDPR has launched a new programme to train community resource persons to combat the impact of climate change and secure livelihoods through climate-proof planning.
At the Global Platform for DRR, India has been unanimously chosen as co-chair of the consultative group for the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery for the 2020 fiscal year. India's candidature was backed by its consistent DRR progress and its initiative to form a coalition on resilience infrastructure.
The Indian state of Odisha has launched an early warning dissemination system and a mass message system to inform people in advance of impending calamities. The system is the first of its kind automatic public address system in the country to alert the general people about possible cyclones, tsunamis, and other disasters.
Experts are expected to discuss action plans on climate change adaptation and mitigation response during the first SAARC workshop, scheduled to be held in Delhi, India early next year...
Marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction, a simulation of a 9.2 magnitude earthquake took place today off the north western coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia to test preparedness across the Indian Ocean...
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