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There was a strong call for "the incorporation of disaster risk reduction in any future framework for sustainable development" during the UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday which served as a major curtain raiser for Rio+20.

This publication outlines the 12 most important humanitarian lessons from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews, profiles examples of good donor behaviour highlighted in the peer reviews, and sketches out the challenges donors still

'This can be a tremendous tool helping decision makers to choose the best solutions to the benefit of their citizens. We are too bad at sharing best practices as well as information on what not to do. This new interactive tool will make efforts much more efficient,' said Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action...

The findings indicate that strong economic performance in the BRICs has not translated into improved societal resilience or governance, which constrain a country’s ability to adapt and combat potential shocks from pandemics and the impacts of climate change, among others...

Germany and Denmark have pledged to contribute nearly €55m to the Green Climate Fund, a pot of money that will finance mitigation, adaptation and new technology in poor countries hit by climate change...

The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS) will be tested on 10 August. The purpose is to ensure effective communication between regional and national centres and tsunami warning focal points...

Back to back with the UN Climate Talks ahead of COP17 in Bonn, the Mayor of Mexico City and the Mayor of Bonn will gather their peers, confirming their commitment to globally coordinated local climate action at the Resilient Cities 2011 taking place in Bonn, Germany this week...

This document provides some in-country examples (Uganda, Vietnam, Botswana, Namibia, Angola and Denmark) of DHI's ongoing work developing climate change adaptation strategies that are also linked and integrated with strategies for disaster risk management