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With the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, the Lebanese Army is due to hold a major earthquake drill this month. 'The south is a prototype for the rest of Lebanon' said General Maroun Kraish, who leads the crisis management and early warning committee...

This report provides baseline data about disaster risk reduction in Lebanon regarding the progress done towards achieving the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

The uniqueness of this assessment is that it conveys the local opinions from

The Daily Star writes about the findings of an international study the 'Views From the Frontline', a project conducted in Lebanon by World Vision, which identified the need to promote a culture of prevention in the country...

Countries staring into a gloomy future due to the consequences of climate change have been told they can adapt at a cost ranging from several hundred billion dollars to over a trillion dollars...

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