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International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns of potential disastrous flood crisis in southern Africa

"This is why we should...respond to the coming crisis and further develop disaster preparedness activities,” said Peter Rees, Head of the International Federation Operations Support Department....
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Madagascar: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)

Madagascar, dans son ensemble est un pays très exposé aux cataclysmes naturels, tels que les cyclones, les inondations, la sécheresse, la famine,les invasions acridiennes, les naufrages en mer et les épidémies. Les invasions acridiennes ne sont pas

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Towards a culture of prevention: disaster risk reduction begins at school, good practices and lessons learned

This publication provides 35 good practices and lessons learned as concrete examples of how to make children safer in their classrooms and educate them about disasters.

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