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Colombia: Deforestation and deluge, a recipe for disaster

In Colombia 'there are many cities built on unstable soil, the risks are ever-increasing, although they would diminish if the proper controls were in place,' said meteorologist Max Henríquez...
Inter Press Service International Association
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Poznan: Aid agencies say overwhelmed by rising climate disasters

'Floods, droughts, storms do not have to end in disaster, they don't have to kill, people don't have to die. They die because they are not prepared' said Kasidis Rochanakorn of UNOCHA at UN climate change talks in Poznan...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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Foro iberoamericano en Venezuela

Según el Diario Granma, representantes de 21 países iberoamericanos reunidos hoy en Isla Margarita, Venezuela, instaron a la responsabilidad compartida de los estados, organizaciones y sectores públicos y privados en la administración de los desastres...
Diario Granma
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Grupo de Río llama a reforzar cooperación entre naciones contra desastres naturales

En un comunicado de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) los integrantes del Grupo de Río exhortaron a los Estados y a las organizaciones internacionales a reforzar su cooperación hacia la región y contribuir a la aplicación de políticas en materia de atención a los desastres naturales.
Diariocritico de Mexico
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CDERA hosts Third Caribbean conference on comprehensive disaster management

Disaster management practitioners and experts from across the region and beyond will meet in Barbados in December for the 3rd Caribbean Conference on Disaster Management the annual disaster management forum...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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Malaysia: New disaster relief centre to incorporate disaster risk reduction

'Disasters can be reduced substantially if people are well informed about measures they can take to reduce vulnerabilities' said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister....
Malaysian National News Agency/ Bernama
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Mozambique: Contingency plan for natural disasters

'They are unpredictable situations, but, as a responsible government, we have to draw up this sort of plan, so that the country is not taken completely by surprise' said Luis Covane, Deputy Education Minister...
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
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'All glaciers are already affected by climate change'

Professor Martin Price, Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands (UK) takes a critical look at the consequences of climate change for mountain ecosystems...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
Photo by Flikr user, Tonyç, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic
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Warning system is about people

A point of view on the implementation of the Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) technology, soon to be operating in Indonesia...
Jakarta Post, the
Photo by Flikr user Rich Drogpa, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
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Nepal: Clock ticking for earthquake preparedness

'We desperately need to put together a plan aimed at reducing the valley's vulnerability, and preparing the city for the inevitable,' said UN Resident Representative in Nepal, Robert Piper...
The New Humanitarian

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