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Metro Manila urged to prepare for big quake

Experts say 7-8 magnitude tremor highly probable...
Inquirer.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Local communities can reduce natural disaster risks

A new survey, launched within the context of the Global Platform 2009 this week, states that the risks from 'natural' disasters can be considerably reduced if communities are involved in the process of implementation of policies at national level...
Voice of America
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Caribbean: EC grants 5 million euros for disaster preparedness

As the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction opens in Geneva and the hurricane season approaches, the European Commission's humanitarian aid office (ECHO), has granted EUR 5 million for its 7th disaster-preparedness action plan in the Caribbean.
European Commission
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Preparing for storms, landslides, earthquakes and floods: UN award for EC humanitarian aid partners

The EC congratulates Development Workshop France and Focus Humanitarian Assistance for receiving the prestigious UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction at the Global Platform 2009. DWF received the Certificate of Distinction and FHA the Certificate of Merit...
European Commission
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WHO and UNICEF call for strengthened risk reduction measures for hospitals and schools

The World Health Organization and UNICEF today called on governments to strengthen risk reduction measures in four key areas so that health and education systems are able to cope with disasters, including the risks from climate change...
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
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Mobile communications to revolutionize African weather monitoring

A major initiative 'Weather Info for All' by Global Humanitarian Fund, Ericsson, WMO, Zain and the Earth Institute, Columbia University, was announced today by Kofi Annan at the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland...
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Global Humanitarian Forum
Ericsson
Zain
Earth Institute, the
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Global Platform: OAS explains effort to 'fight natural disasters'

Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, described efforts made by the institution to fight the effects of 'natural' disasters, during the plenary session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday...
Caribbean Net News
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Investment key to disaster preparedness

Natural disasters may be unavoidable, but human vulnerability to those disasters is not. 'What kills, and what destroys, is the vulnerability of the population,' said Margareta Wahlström, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction...
The New Humanitarian
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Kenya PM: 'Schools should teach environment lessons'

'Disasters cause poverty, which leads to more disasters' said Kenya's Prime Minister, Mr Raila Odinga at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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The Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction goes carbon neutral

This week’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be carbon neutral, in line with the “Greening the UN” initiative which aims at climate neutrality. Accordingly, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) secretariat, which
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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