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How much a country is prepared to pay for risk reduction, 'is an important [question] which I think will be... looked at now in a different perspective than before the Japanese earthquake' said Margareta Wahlström, the UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, ahead of the Global Platform next week...
An inter-agency panel will be formed to review anti-flood mechanisms in flood-prone areas. The panel will set up measures to improve the drainage system, using sensors to detect the water level and an SMS-alert system...
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