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Social Impacts & Resilience
South Africa: Minister calls for increased support for universities on climate change research
10 Mar 2010, Engineering News, Creamer Media
'Through [government’s] proposed network with universities, we will build the profile of climate change adaptation as a legitimate focus for scholarship, teaching and research' said Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 4.2 [PDF, 102Kb]Social development policies and plans are being implemented to reduce the vulnerability of populations most at risk
- La prise en charge des risques naturels par les sciences humaines et sociales (in French)18-22 Mar 2010, Algeria (Bab Ezzouar)
- Water for life 2010 conference25 Mar 2010, Canada (Calgary)
- Community-managed disaster risk reduction12-23 Apr 2010, Indonesia (Medan)
- MA programme in climate and societyColumbia Univ
- MSc- Community wellbeing in disaster and developmentNorthumbria Univ, United Kingdom (Newcastle)
- Masters in development and management (disaster studies)ACDS
- Report on special needs assessment for Katrina evacuees (SNAKE) project2006, Natl Org on Disability
- Interactive map of disability & emergency preparedness resources2006, Natl Org on Disability
- Society and environment: Learning area statement1998, DET
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Tsunami - building better for next time2009, UNISDR - AP
- BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’2009, BBC
- ProVention Consortium YouTube channelProVention Consortium
- Social scientist, climate changeKenya (Nairobi), ICRAF
- Head of climate changeUnited Kingdom (Brighton), IDS
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