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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

Officials from Mediterranean Civil Protection Authorities will meet in Rome next week, together with the European Commission and the United Nations, to assess the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Mediterranean and to review the contribution provided by the PPRD South Programme...

This paper is a report of the second regional consultation meeting 'Climate Change impacts in the Arab Region: sea level rise, coastal erosion and human development' held in Cairo, 20-21 September 2010. It describes the five panels that took place, as

Istanbul, the city that in recent years has paid the highest number of victims to floods, will host on 15-17 February an important workshop on the risk of floods organized by the 5-million EU-funded Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South)...

Around 30 civil protection emergency management officers gathered in Split last week to learn methodologies and tools for planning in advance how to best manage potential emergencies and prepare for catastrophes...

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.

At a recent workshop held in Hebron participants emphasized the need to devise practical steps to ensure effective disaster risk reduction systems in the country. They also stressed the importance of coordinating efforts between the Civil Defense, the Red Crescent, the ESSEC, and the National Agency...

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