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The final report provides an overview of the outcome of the UNESCO Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Extended Mediterranean Region (RELEMR) workshop, including in annex C, the abstracts of the presentations given at special sessions on the RELEMR data

This kit has been developed with the view to enhancing the coping capabilities of disaster prone communities in the Arab States region as well as the dissemination of the technical knowledge in natural disaster reduction to build the capacities of

Arab human development report research paper series:

This report aims to present a comprehensive desk review and mapping exercise for an overview of the impact of climate change on the Arab region. It presents an assessment of projected impacts

Workshop report, Lisbon, Portugal, 26–29 October 2009:

This document reports on the programme Reduction of Earthquake Losses in the Extended (formerly Eastern) Mediterranean Region (RELEMR), which responds to the need of mobilizing scientific knowledge

This document offers a general overview of the 'natural' sudden climate disasters status in the Arab region (with case studies from several countries under consideration), and provides linkage between disaster reduction and natural resources management

This book formed an integral part of the 2003 International Year of Freshwater. It provides a comprehensive view of water projects and initiatives supported by the United Nations which gave all agencies and organisations dedicated to protecting global

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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