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This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters. This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
The 2009 laureate for the Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction is geologist Dr Eko Teguh Paripurno. He receives the award - valued at US$ 50,000 - for his lifetime contribution and his outstanding commitment to reduce disaster risk and building capacity at the community level in Indonesia, one of the countries most vulnerable to multiple hazards. Addi…
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the regional partners of the campaign (International Federation of the Red Crescent (IFRC), Plan International, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will organize a public concert of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Panama. Th…

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