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Reducing the risks: a framework for DRR in South-East Asia

This document presents a South-East Asia specific disaster risk reduction framework that provides more specific guidance to National Societies in acknowledgement of the Framework for Community Safety and Resilience and global guidance, which outlines the

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Timor-Leste: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) - interim

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology equips teachers on how to communicate tsunami hazards

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, with UNESCO and UNESCAP, is providing training that 'empowers teachers to increase their knowledge and understanding on the hazards of earthquake and tsunami with the end in view of transferring their learnings to their students.' The project is being implemented in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste where common experience is shared...
Philippine Information Agency
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Seasonal and hazards calendar

This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

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Major bank to study Pacific climate change adaptation

The Asian Development Bank has joined forces with an Australian company to investigate climate change and provide direction on climate change strategies across the Pacific reports the Australian Network News...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Beijing declaration on South-South cooperation for child rights in the Asia-Pacific region

This declaration lays out a number of commitments countries will work towards to advance the rights of the nearly 1.2 billion children in the Asia-Pacific Region. It focuses on regional cooperation in three key areas: (i) disaster risk reduction; (ii)

An atoll in the Rep. of Kiribati by Flickr user, luigig, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, http://www.flickr.com/photos/luigi_and_linda/2570411802/
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Moves to reduce risks in Pacific

A recent project, the Pacific Disaster Risk Assessment could have a major influence on how Pacific Island countries deal with natural hazards including earthquake, tropical cyclones, tsunami, severe local storms, floods, storm surges, and landslides, reports the Solomon Times...
Solomon Times
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UNESCO's contribution to the Mauritius Strategy for the further implementation of the programme of action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Item 41 of the provisional agenda of the 185th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO:

This document focuses on developments and highlights results obtained by the SIDS Platform over the 2008-2009 biennium, thus aligning with the closing period of the

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