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A series of commemorative events on disaster risk reduction (DRR) is planned in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan for January 2015. Among these: the 20th commemoration of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake; the 10th year of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA); and the 10th year of establishment of the International Recovery Platform (IRP). These fo…
GENEVA, 5 September 2014 - Rice and sake from Fukushima are part of a charm offensive currently underway by the office of the Governor of Fukushima as Japan prepares to host the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March, 2015.
Following a seminar on Fukushima’s reconstruction and recovery, in Geneva this week, the Vice- Governor of…
BANGKOK, 7 August 2014 – Early warning has been credited with saving the lives of several residents during this week’s earthquake in Yunnan Province.
The China Daily newspaper reported how high school student Geng Fangdong was doing his homework when his mobile phone started bleeping. “It began to count down from five to one then it sounded sirens repe…
Under the umbrella of the Project "Integrating Disaster Risk Management at National Level in Jordan 2014-2016", this 2-day workshop builds the capacities of 25 local government officials from the five governorates of Zarka, Irbid, Balqa (Salt), Madaba and Jarash.The workshop will enhance awareness on disaster risk reduction at all local levels and equip…