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The ASEAN 'Declaration On Institutionalising the Resilience of ASEAN and Its Communities and People to Disasters and Climate Change' is among three documents set for adoption by ASEAN leaders at the 26th ASEAN Summit on April 26-27 in Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, reports Bernama...
'The month of October is chosen as it is considered a suitable time because the monsoon season usually starts around November. But we need always to be prepared as a disaster can occur any time,' said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek...
Thailand says it is ready to host the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2014 from June 22 to 26 in capital Bangkok. Ministers from Asia Pacific, heads of disaster management agencies from 50 countries and other stakeholders in disaster risk reduction in the region are expected to attend the conference...
Funded by the New Zealand Government, the five-year project, "Building resilience to disasters and climate change risks for men and women", is improving the capacity of local people in disaster management and climate change adaptation...
'I call on countries, the UN, international institutions and business community to provide support to enable Namibia to move beyond crisis management and adopt strong preparedness and risk management strategies,' the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) quoted Luc Gnacadja, executive secretary of the UNCCD, as saying...
The Malaysian National Tsunami Early Warning System, which was established following the 2004 Acheh tsunami disaster, is able to detect the movements of the earth's tectonic plates a minute after they happen, reports Bernama. 23 tsunami siren systems also help to notify the public in case of an emergency...
'We will assist local communities in disaster-prone areas and the Directorate of Disaster Risk Management in providing effective coordination on disaster prevention and ensuring appropriate coordination with all stakeholders in Namibia'...
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the United Nations studied the projected change to Mozambique's climate and found that 'flooding and sea level rise would be two critical threats to the economy, and in particular to roads needed to transport food from rural farms to city populations'...
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