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UNISDR, the UN's disaster risk reduction office, in Egypt joined events around the world to celebrate the International Day for Disaster Reduction, 13 October, with the theme of recognizing the role of children and young people as partners in disaster risk reduction.

Some of the biggest media houses in the world from the Times of India to the Philippines Daily Inquirer to Caracol Television in Colombia have now participated in media training on disaster risk reduction organized by UNISDR, the United Nations office for disaster reduction, with the support of ECHO, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid branch.

The report 'Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters' asserts that the MENA region will become more vulnerable to floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and other natural disasters that can impede development, unless effective risk management is applied.

This book addresses water policy and law and other aspects of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), including measures undertaken to satisfy demand for water in an environment exposed to risks of impact of unpredictable natural occurrences, such

Le grand Tunis 'est soumis à de multiples risques naturels' révèle une étude de la Banque Mondiale chargée d’évaluer la vulnérabilité des villes côtières d’Afrique du Nord face au changement climatique et aux désastres naturels...

In French:

La présente étude, dirigée et financée par la Banque Mondiale, concerne l'adaptation au changement climatique et aux désastres naturels de l'aire urbaine du Grand Tunis. Elle s'inscrit dans un cadre plus large d’évaluation de la vulnérabilité

Summary of the regional study - June 2011:

This study is aimed to help better understand both the risks that North Africa’s coastal cities face by the 2030 time horizon, and to help prepare the required adaptive responses. Alexandria, Casablanca and

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