Update

“There is a need for a national action plan to better coordinate and strengthen risk reduction efforts as well as strengthening preparedness to reduce the cost of disaster impacts" said SOPAC's advisor, Netatus Pelesikoti....

An earthquake drill was carried out this morning by the Department of Health, Region 8, as part of 'National Disaster Consciousness Month', aimed at better preparing hospitals in case of earthquakes....

The 14th Regional Disaster Managers' Meeting, convened in Nadi, recognizes the importance of sharing experience among the Asian countries in order to build a south-south partnership in disaster reduction....

State disaster management program officer hopes that the corporate houses would make their future corporate decisions and policies earthquake-proof...

'There is now an opportunity to go much further in the future, and to create a model for other parts of the world in how the UN and regional organizations can work together on humanitarian issues, disaster risk reduction and emergency response' stated USG John Holmes....

Trocaire and its local partners are helping some of India's most vulnerable communities to strengthen their ability to overcome disasters with preparedness training....

"ICT can help prevent problems from turning into disasters that impede sustainable development", said Mbika Mbika, deputy minister of communications at an International Telecommunications Union forum in Lusaka last week....

Climate change leading to extreme weather events threatens many of East Asia's cities and could undercut recent economic progress in the region, disaster risk and climate change experts warned...

'Almost as dangerous as the cyclones or earthquakes themselves is the myth that the destruction and deaths they cause are somehow unavoidable, the inevitable result of natural calamity'....

The Economic and Social Council was warned that disaster management strategies would not be successful if they did not target and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities poor people face...