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'Despite these occasional problems, Exercise IOWave11 has achieved its goal of evaluating the state of readiness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in responding to a potentially destructive tsunami,' said Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary of UNESCO-IOC...

Some of the biggest media houses in the world from the Times of India to the Philippines Daily Inquirer to Caracol Television in Colombia have now participated in media training on disaster risk reduction organized by UNISDR, the United Nations office for disaster reduction, with the support of ECHO, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid branch.

Almost seven years after the devastating tsunami of 2004, more than 20 nations will participate on 12 October in a full-scale exercise to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System...

L’élaboration du Programme d’Action National d’Adaptation aux changements climatiques (PANA) est le fruit d’un processus participatif qui s’est appuyé sur des études de base, des enquêtes de terrain, des consultations et de nombreuses réunions de travail

The first comprehensive training on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region gathered thirty leading specialists to discuss regional and global disaster risk trends. Organized by the UNDP Regional Centre for Arab States, it provided valuable insight on disaster risk assessment, mitigation and preparedness.

In French:

Ce guide d’information fournit des méthodes visant à réduire la vulnérabilité des populations face aux risques et aux conséquences des catastrophes naturelles dans la zone Sud-Ouest de l’Océan Indien. Plusieurs informations de base sont

In French:

La Newsletter 2011#1:

Cet article est un témoignage du travail effectué par la Plate-forme d'intervention Régionale Océan Indien(PIROI) sur les projets menés en lien avec la réduction des risques de catastrophes. Dans le cadre des activités

This inventory is an attempt to pull together the threads and to identify what does and what does not work in relation to legal, institutional and planning frameworks for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Africa. It aims to further support the