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Early warning systems can save lives when cyclones strike
UN/ISDR 2008/06
6 May, 2008 |
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Tackling drought essential for food crisis solution
UN/ISDR 2008/05
28 April, 2008 |
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Central Asia threatened by floods after a severe cold winter
UN/ISDR 2008/04
28 February, 2008 |
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China’s freak snowstorms: ‘the new normal’?
UN/ISDR 2008/03
6 February, 2008 |
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Campaign Launched on Hospitals Safe From Disasters: “The most expensive hospital is the one that fails”
UN/ISDR 2008/02
24 January, 2008 |
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Disaster Figures for 2007
UN/ISDR 2008/01
18 January, 2008 |
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| 2007 |
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UN/ISDR secretariat urges governments at Bali Climate Change conference to
promote adaptation and disaster risk reduction
UN/ISDR 2007/18
13 December, 2007 |
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Prevention Web: a new tool to increase knowledge on disaster risk reduction
UN/ISDR 2007/17
13 November, 2007 |
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We need to do better to protect vulnerable people against “predictable” disasters
UN/ISDR 2007/16
November 2, 2007 |
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Increasing impact of disaster such as wildfires shows urgent need for better urban planning
UN/ISDR 2007/15
October 29, 2007
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Kobe City (Hyogo Prefecture) at center of growing international focus on
disaster risk reduction
UN/ISDR 2007/14
October 14, 2007 |
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International Day for Disaster Reduction
Too Many Children Still Threatened by Natural Hazards
UN/ISDR 2007/13
October 10, 2007 |
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English - French - Spanish |
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2007 UN Sasakawa Award selects two Laureates dedicated to communicating
lessons of past disasters
UN/ISDR 2007/12
October 5, 2007 |
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Early warning systems do save lives
UN/ISDR 2007/11
August 21, 2007 |
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The ISDR urges every country to implement the Hyogo Framework
for action to reduce climate-related risks
Disaster risk reduction is not an option; it is an urgent priority
UN/ISDR 2007/10
August 10, 2007 |
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Floods in Asia and heat waves in Central and South Europe
“We cannot wait to be taken by surprise » said Sálvano Briceño
UN/ISDR 2007/09
June 26, 2007 |
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The ISDR urges every country to implement the Hyogo Framework
for action to reduce climate-related risks
Disaster risk reduction is not an option; it is an urgent priority
UN/ISDR 2007/10
August 10, 2007 |
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Floods in Asia and heat waves in Central and South Europe
“We cannot wait to be taken by surprise » said Sálvano Briceño
UN/ISDR 2007/9
June 26, 2007 |
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World experts unite to confront growing risks of disasters
UN/ISDR 2007/8
Geneva, June 7, 2007 |
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First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
“Our vulnerability to disasters has never been so high”, says USG for Humanitarian Affairs
UN/ISDR 2007/7
June 5, 2007 |
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New Regional Partnerships for Reducing Disaster Risk in Middle East and North Africa
UN/ISDR 2007/06
April 17, 2007 |
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The
UN/ISDR secretariat calls for urgent action to reduce
vulnerability to climate change
U N/ISDR 2007/05
April 6, 2007 |
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Madagascar
cyclones: The UN/ISDR secretariat calls for effective
action to face extreme weather events
UN/ISDR 2007/04
Geneva |
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An
on-line game to teach children how to save lives and
livelihoods
UN/ISDR 2007/03
Geneva |
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Implementing
the Hyogo Framework for Action will help reduce the
risk of disasters and climate change
UN/ISDR 2007/02
7 February 2007 |
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Three
European countries among the top ten deadliest disasters
of 2006
UN/ISDR 2007/01
Monday 29 January 2007 |
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2006
disasters in numbers |
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| 2006 |
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The
ISDR is urging for more concerted action to better
prepare vulnerable populations to the possible effects
of climate changes UN/ISDR
2006/12
Friday 24 November 2006 |
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More
commitment needed to reduce the risk and impact of
disasters
UNISDR 06/11
New York: 10 October 2006 |
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World
Bank-ISDR partnership to promote resilience of nations
and communities to disasters
UN/ISDR 2006/10
3 October 2006 |
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“The
world needs to draw the lessons of Hurricane Katrina”
UN/ISDR 2006/09
29 August 2006 |
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Education
and knowledge can save lives
UN/ISDR 2006/08
25 August 2006 |
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Rapid,
National, Local and Community Response is Key to Saving
Lives during a Tsunami
UN/ISDR 2006/07
2 August 2006
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"Building
safety should become a priority in countries vulnerable
to natural hazards "
UN/ISDR 2006/04
23 May 2006 |
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100TH
Anniversary San Francisco Earthquake "Too many children
are killed in schools when disasters strike"
UN/ISDR 2006/03
14 April 2006 |
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Disasters
increase by 18 per cent in 2005, but death rates drop
UN/ISDR 2006/02
30 January 2006 |
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“Governments
must accelerate their efforts to make disaster risk
reduction a national priority”
UN/ISDR 2006/01
18 January 2006 |
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African
solidarity strengthens disaster risk reduction
UN/ISDR
2005/36
5 December 2005 |
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| 2005 |
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Internationally
renowned aerial photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand,
joins forces with the ISDR to promote disaster risk
reduction
UN/ISDR 2005/35
22 November 2005 |
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Building
Safer Coastal Communities
Community development is the key to reducing the impact of natural hazards
UN/ISDR 2005/34
15 November 2005 |
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British
schoolgirl hero meets President Clinton:
“ All children should know what a tsunami is… and how to react ” says
Tilly Smith
UN/ISDR 2005/33
3 October 2005 |
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Hurricane
Wilma:
an example of effective early warning system
UN/ISDR 2005/32
21 October 2005 |
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International
Day For Disaster Reduction
Invest To Prevent Disasters
UN/ISDR 2005/31
12 October 2005 |
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Disaster
reduction libraries
Indonesia will be the first country to receive the blue trunk
UN/ISDR 2005/30
12 October 2005 |
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Earthquake
in Pakistan and India
Schools and hospitals need to be better protected
UN/ISDR 2005/29
Tuesday 11 October 2005 |
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International
Day For Disaster Reduction
Invest to prevent disasters
UN/ISDR 2005/28
Tuesday 11 October 2005 |
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Huge
mudslides from Hurricane Stan were big killers In Central
America and southern Mexico
UN/ISDR 2005/26
6 October 2005 |
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2005
UN Sasakawa Award Recognises Regional Efforts in
Disaster Reduction
UN/ISDR 2005/25
23 September 2005
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Hurricane
Katrina
“Industrialized countries have to be prepared for the worst”
UN/ISDR 2005/24
30 August 2005 |
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Floods
in Switzerland and Central Europe
“ We should never forget that we are all vulnerable to natural hazards”
UN/ISDR 2005/23
24 August 2005 |
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FIRES
IN PORTUGAL
“ There is a need for stronger cooperation between countries”
UN/ISDR 2005/22
23 August 2005 |
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Indian
monsoon in Mumbai
Landslides were the main killers
UN/ISDR
2005/21
29 July 2005 |
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Third
International Warning Conference to be held in Bonn
next March
UN/ISDR 2005/20
26 July 2005 |
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Hurricane
season
“ Preparation is key” says Salvano Briceño from ISDR
UN/ISDR 2005/19
19 July 2005 |
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G8
calls for more effective strategy to reduce disasters
worldwide
UN/ISDR 2005/18
11 July 2005 |
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Early
warning system in the Indian Ocean:
one of the main achievements, six months after the tsunami tragedy
UN/ISDR 2005/17
22 June 2005 |
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ISDR
joins Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union to boost information
and education on disasters
UN/ISDR 2005/16
10 June 2005 |
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International
year for micro credit
UN/ISDR 2005/15
26 May 2005 |
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Meeting
In Mauritius For A Tsunami Early Warning System In
The Indian Ocean
UN/ISDR 2005/14
12 April 2005 |
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Disaster
risk reduction is essential for sustainable development
UN/ISDR 2005/13
22 March 2005 |
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Paris
meeting commits to development of Indian Ocean tsunami
early warning system
UN/ISDR 2005/11
11 March 2005 |
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Meeting
in Paris to plan tsunami early warning system
UN/ISDR 2005/10
1 March 2005 |
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Tsunami:
A technical seminar in Tokyo before Paris
UN/ISDR 2005/9
18 February 2005 |
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26
December tsunami provokes high jump in disaster death
figures
UN/ISDR 2005/8
17 February 2005 |
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UN
Conference on Disaster Reduction Concludes; Adopts
Plan of Action for Next Ten Years
Participants commit to reducing vulnerabilities to natural hazards
UN/ISDR 2005/7
22 January 2005 |
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Nations
call for safer hospitals and schools to prepare for
disasters
UN/ISDR 2005/6
21 January 2005 |
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United
Nations to coordinate Early Warning System for Indian
Ocean
UN/ISDR 2005/5
20 January 2005 |
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Global
Early Warning System Launched at Conference on Disaster
Reduction
UN/ISDR 2005/4
19 January 2005 |
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Know
risk or no risk? UN launches guide on disaster risk reduction
UN/ISDR 2005/3
19 January 2005 |
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World
Conference on Disaster Reduction Opens in Kobe
UN/ISDR 2005/2
18 January 2005 |
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Remembering
Kobe - ten years later
UN/ISDR 2005/1
17 January 2005 |
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Highlights
of Press Conference on South Asia
By Salvano Briceño, Director UN/ISDR
29 December 2004 |
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UN
joins forces to implement early warning systems
in tsunami-ravaged countries
UN/ISDR
2004/17
29 December 2004 |
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Highlights
of Press Conference on South Asia Disaster
Yvette Stevens (Dir OCHA Geneva) and
David Nabarro (WHO's Health Crises in Action) |
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Indian
Ocean countries unprepared for ten metre" walls
of water" that wiped out coastal communities
following Asia quake
UN/ISDR
2004/16
27 December 2004
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Bam:
One Year After
A lesson learned on building reinforcement
UN/ISDR 2004/12
20 December 2004 |
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Disaster
reduction on the agenda of the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change in Buenos Aires, Argentina
UN/ISDR 2004/12
3 December 2004 |
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The
Philippines:
Yet Another Tragedy Due to Environmental Degradation
UN/ISDR 2004/12
1 December 2004 |
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Regional
consultative meeting aims at reducing risk in Central
Asia
UN/ISDR 2004/12
1 December 2004 |
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Storms
killed more than 700 in the Philippines |
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Natural
disasters:Rich countries also pay their toll |
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Highlights
of Press Briefing by UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
on Disaster Reduction
UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
7 October 2004, GENEVA |
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International
Day for Disaster Reduction
"Learning by playing"
13 October 2004 |
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2004
Winner of the United Nations Sasakawa
Award for Disaster Reduction
UN/ISDR 2004
5 October 2004 |
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HAITI
Poverty generates disasters
UN/ISDR 2004/09
24 September 2004 |
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254
million people affected by natural hazards in 2003
UN/ISDR
2004/06
16 September 2004 |
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Cuba
: A Model In Hurricane Risk Management |
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Living
with Risk
A hundred positive examples of how people are making the world
safer
UN/ISDR 2004/04
14 July 2004
see on-line
extracts of Living
with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives
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Integrating
disaster risk reduction into development – a
challenge for the future
High-level panelists discuss the World Conference on Disaster Reduction
UN/ISDR 2004/03
4 April 2004
see www.unisdr.org/wcdr
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Living
with floods
UN guidelines offer decision-makers hope to reduce flood losses
UN/ISDR 2004/02
22 March 2004
see Guidelines
for Reducing Flood Losses publication |
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Bam
Earthquake
Can we avoid another Bam tragedy in the future?
UN/ISDR 2004/01
9 January 2004
Spanish
version
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Japan
to host World Conference on Disaster Reduction
Senior officials from governments, UN system, NGOs and experts
to meet in Kobe, Hyogo in January 2005
UN/ISDR 2003/04
11 December 2003
see www.unisdr.org/wcdr
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2003
UN Sasakawa Award Recognises Global Efforts in Disaster
Reduction
UN/ISDR 2003/03
8 October 2003
see Award
ceremony 2003
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International
Day for Disaster Reduction turns the tide on water-related
disasters
UN/ISDR 2003/02
8 October 2003
see World
disaster reduction campaigns 2003
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The
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Celebrates
World Water Day 2003
Turning the tide on disasters towards sustainable development
UN/ISDR 2003/01
22 March 2003
see World
disaster reduction campaigns 2003
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Early
Warning Can Save Lives! Leaders Learn How
Early warning conference results in concrete commitments by decision
makers
to integrate early warning in disaster reduction strategies and policies
Bonn, 18 October 2003
see www.ewc2.org |
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International
Conference Calls Upon International, National and Local
Leaders to Integrate Early Warning of Disasters into
Policies
Bonn,
16 October 2003 |
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