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Outlining the three most relevant risks to the Middle East North Africa region: water scarcity, energy security and underinvestment in infrastructure, global leaders called for better regional integration to enhance resilience and reduce shared risks in the MENA region...

Resolution 2010-1:

This resolution commits European and Mediterranean States to continue promoting disaster risk reduction – including prevention, preparedness and efficient response to emergencies - as a political priority at all levels of government

Resolution 2010-2:

This resolution recognises the value of applying best ethical principles in disaster risk reduction, in improving the resilience of societies and in responding efficiently to emergencies.

The resolution was adopted at the 12th

National civil protection authorities of the 27 EU member states and the 14 Mediterranean and Balkan programme partner countries to meet in Malta to make a mid-term review of the actions carried out by the PPRD South Programme and endorse the proposed 2011 workplan...

This Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Educational Kit (NDRR) in Arabic 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

A compilation of abstracts of new research presented at the International conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas addressing the following themes:
 - Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios

The PPRD South Programme has invited Partner Countries to consider requesting technical assistance support from the PPRD South Programme with the aim of fulfilling the national capacity development priorities in the field of disaster prevention, preparedness and response...

In addition to providing proper visibility to the activities and to the outputs of the Programme, the PPRD South web portal is designed to serve as a multi-lingual interactive tool on civil protection cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean and Balkan region....