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Action plan for disaster risk reduction takes shape in the Arab region

The League of Arab States (LAS) and UNISDR move one step closer to a plan of action on disaster risk reduction for the Arab region. The action plan is expected to be endorsed at the first-ever Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region planned for 2012.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
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Egypt celebrates the International Day for Disaster Reduction side by side with children and youth

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.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
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الأمم المتحدة تؤكد أهمية دور الشباب والأطفال في مجال الحد من مخاطر الكوارث

تحتفل الأمم المتحدة باليوم الدولي للحد من مخاطر الكوارث بالدعوة إلى زيادة الاستثمار في هذا المجال من أجل المستقبل وبالتركيز على الدور الحيوي الذي يقوم به الأطفال والشباب
United Nations Radio
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MENA at risk of "natural" disasters, says report

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.
Daily News Egypt, International Herald Tribune
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Pacific island states top disaster risk index

The World Risk Index has classified Vanuatu, Tonga, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Guatemala as the most at risk of disasters according to AlertNet...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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City of Kuwait hosts major gathering on linking disaster risk reduction into urban planning and city development strategy in the Gulf States

UNISDR, UNHABITAT and UNDP Kuwait organized a workshop on "Advancing disaster risk reduction and urban strategy in the Gulf States" in collaboration with the Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) and the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP).
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
Photo by Flickr user, Icarus Kuwait, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Gulf States: Workshop to advance disaster risk reduction, urban strategy kicks off

Organized by the UN-HABITAT Kuwait office, UNISDR Cairo office and a number of other UN bodies and programmes, the workshop is intended to raise awareness on resilience in cities and the integration of disaster risk reduction measures and climate change assessments in sustainable development plans...
Kuwait News Agency
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Maplecroft index identifies Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as world’s most water stressed countries

Key emerging economies and wealthy oil producing nations export water issues to ensure food security through African ‘land grab’ reports Maplecroft, a leading source of global risks analysis who research, index and map over 500 risks and issues to identify exposures and opportunities in both countries and companies...
Verisk Maplecroft

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