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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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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 23/10/2012 - 14:43
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UNISDR
Processed on Oct 23rd 2012

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
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UNDESA
Processed on Sep 21st 2012

UN launches new initiative for urban risk management

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) launched a new initiative to support cities around the world to manage risk following the worst year on record for economic losses from disasters.

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Thu, 19/04/2012 - 08:53
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UNISDR
Processed on Apr 19th 2012

3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience & Adaptation

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Bonn
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Date: 
12/05/2012 - 15/05/2012
Venue: 
Gustav-Stresemann-Institut
Venue Country: 
Germany
Event Organisers: 

 ICLEI

Co-organisers: 

 City of Bonn, World Mayors Council on Climate Change

More Information Link: 
Resilient Cities
Language of event: 
English

While cities make efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and increase urban energy-efficiency, they are at the same time vulnerable.

Processed on Apr 2nd 2012

PLoS Currents: New flexible publishing channel on disasters launched

The Public Library on Science (PLoS), a non-profit US-publisher, announced the launch of a new flexible publishing channel.

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Fri, 30/03/2012 - 08:12
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PLoS Blog
Processed on Mar 30th 2012

Crisis mapping and disaster risk reduction

Crisis mapping has emerged in the last five years as a dynamic and open way to visualize and report on crisis and disasters.

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 20/12/2011 - 13:56
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United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Processed on Dec 20th 2011

UN-SPIDER supports the Russian Federation’s efforts to boost the use of space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response in Central Asia

UN-SPIDER is committed to ensuring an increase in the support provided to all countries in accessing and using space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response, including

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Tue, 04/10/2011 - 14:05
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56
longitude: 
93
Processed on Oct 4th 2011

In times of dwindling resources, disaster risk reduction is an easy win

A new report from the United Nations confirms what governments already hear but are slow to believe: that disciplined public sector involvement in “disaster risk reduction” can signific

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Wed, 16/03/2011 - 10:10
Processed on Mar 16th 2011

Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management 2011 - Spider Thematic Partnership for the Pacific Region

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Auckland
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Date: 
01/08/2011 - 05/08/2011
Venue: 
Holiday Inn, Auckland, New Zealand
Venue Country: 
New Zealand
Language of event: 
English

Spider Thematic Partnership for the Pacific Region - During the upcoming Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management 2011 meeting which will be held in Auckland, New

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-36.8485
longitude: 
174.763
Processed on Mar 11th 2011

Int. Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2010

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Date: 
30/05/2010 - 03/06/2010

Date: May 30 - June 3, 2010
Location: Davos, Switzerland

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46.8044
longitude: 
9.83685
Processed on Mar 25th 2010