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Update

31 December 2007

Disaster-preparedness drive in West Sumatra

"West Sumatra is a supermarket for disasters, earthquakes and tsunamis," Gamawan Fauzi, governor of the province, said as he opened a two-day National Exhibition of Disaster Preparedness in Padang, the capital city, in December.

The New Humanitarian

Update

27 December 2007

Communicating disasters: new book seeks the common ground

Exploring how 'the power of conventional and new media can be harnessed to create more disaster resilient communities'...

Television for Education - Asia Pacific

Update

21 December 2007

Tsunami drill in Banten, Indonesia, on December 26, 2007

Remembering the lives lost in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a tsunami drill and test of the Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning Systems were held on 26 December 2007...

Indonesia - government

Update

19 December 2007

Tsunami three-years: communities take significant steps towards recovery with support of the Red Cross Red Crescent

Three years on from the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff are working with communities along the road to recovery...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Update

10 December 2007

Red Cross Red Crescent and IRI forge partnership to save lives in face of climate change and its humanitarian impacts

Red Cross Red Crescent and IRI partnership set to address urgent "need to incorporate climate information into disaster-risk reduction and decision making"...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Update

30 November 2007

Assistance for communities vulnerable to climate change must be a priority in Bali

Following the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation is calling for a decision to be taken to prioritize climate risk reduction...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Update

23 November 2007

Bangladesh: megaphones save thousands

A simple early warning system that used local volunteers shouting through megaphones to warn people about the impending cyclone saved thousands of lives when Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh last week...

The New Humanitarian

Update

20 November 2007

Ghana: recent floods a good test for disaster preparedness

"We realized that we still had a long way to go to be able to fully respond to a disaster of such a scale when it happens so abruptly." Jean-Luc Martinage spoke to Andrews Frimpong, Secretary General of the Ghana Red Cross Society.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)