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Margareta Wahlström about disaster risk reduction
Disaster readiness is one of the seven key areas needing urgent attention that have been identified in the context of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). read more
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KazEOSat-2: Second Kazakh Earth Observation Satellite is in orbit
Kazakhstan successfully launched its second Earth Observation Satellite KazEOSat-2 on 20 June 2014 from Yasni launch base, Russia. read more
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Japan to host World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
The UN General Assembly confirmed that Japan will host the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015 when it passed its annual resolution yesterday on the International Strategy for...
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Humanitarian Open Street Map Team launches Tasking Manager V2
In mid-July 2014, the Humanitarian Open Street Map team (HOT) launched a new Version 2 update to their Tasking Manager read more
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G-Science statement calls to minimize effects of disasters
Leaders of the global science community have issued joint statements to the world leaders meeting at the 38th G-8 Summit that started today. read more
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EU ramps up budget for disaster preparedness
Millions of people from the world's most vulnerable and poorest communities will benefit from new disaster preparedness programmes funded from the European Commission's Disaster Preparedness Progra...
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El proyecto RIVAF: Entendiendo la Estimación de la Pobreza mediante Impactos...
Descargar el reporte del proyectoOread more
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Asian Development Bank publishes study on Intense Climate Disasters
The Asian Development Bank in its study "Intense Climate Disasters and Development in Asia-Pacific" stresses the great risk that Asian countries face in the context of climate related disasters. read more
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