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University of West Indies conducts geo-training

At the St.

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Thu, 28/02/2013 - 11:49
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10.6918
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Typhoon Bopha: Philippines prepare for next super-storms

Super Typhoon Bopha on Dec. 2, 2012

Super-typhoon Bopha (locally called Pablo) that hit the Philippines on 4 December 2012 was one of the worst storms the region had ever seen.

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Tue, 19/02/2013 - 14:14
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4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction “Invest today for a Safer Tomorrow”

The 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 May at the International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG).

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Wed, 06/02/2013 - 14:29
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46.2201
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6.13814

4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction “Invest today for a Safer Tomorrow”

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Geneva
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Date: 
19/05/2013 - 23/05/2013
Venue: 
International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG)
Venue Country: 
Switzerland
Event Organisers: 

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR.

Language of event: 
English

The Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction “Invest Today for a Safer Tomorrow” will be held in Geneva at the International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG)

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46.22
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6.1381

23rd World Conference on Disaster Management 2013

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Toronto
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Date: 
23/06/2013 - 26/06/2013
Venue: 
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Venue Country: 
Canada
Event Organisers: 

World Conference on Disaster Management

Language of event: 
English

The 23rd World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM) to be held in Toronto, Canada, from 23 to 26 June in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will bring together many stakeholders of the Emergen

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43.6439
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Fourth Africa regional platform for disaster risk reduction

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Arusha
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Date: 
13/02/2013 - 15/02/2013
Venue: 
Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge
Venue Country: 
Tanzania
Event Organisers: 

Africa Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Language of event: 
English

The AUC in collaboration with the UNISDR have organized the 4th Africa Regional Platform for DRR, planned to take place in Arusha Tanzania from 13 to 15 February alongside the 5th Africa drought Ad

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Central America: New Portal for Disaster Risk Management launched

The Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America (CEPREDENAC) in Guatemala launched on 19 November 2012 an online Platform for Information and Communication for Integrated

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Tue, 20/11/2012 - 14:32

VALID project: Results of Stakeholder Assessment Part I available

The results of the first stakeholder assessment of the VALID project are now available on the Kno

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Tue, 30/10/2012 - 08:14

UN: Asia-Pacific suffering 80 percent of global losses due to disasters

The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) 2012 found that, from 1970 to 2010, the average number of people at risk from yearly flooding in Asia-Pacific more than doubled from 29.5 million to 63.8 mi

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Tue, 23/10/2012 - 14:43

UN Report stresses Importance of Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction

On 20 September 2012, the United Nations Secretariat published the "2012 MDG Gap Task Force Report".

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Fri, 21/09/2012 - 10:49