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Forecasters key link in disaster risk reduction chain

GENEVA, 23 March 2016 – Weather forecasters are a critical part of efforts to rein in the impact of natural hazards such as floods and droughts, which are being stoked by climate change, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said today. Speaking on World Meteorological Day – this year’s theme is “Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future”…
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Countries back disaster risk reduction benchmarks

GENEVA, 18 November 2016 – Negotiators today wrapped up talks on how to measure global progress in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the world’s most ambitious plan to date for curbing the impact of natural and human-induced hazards. The weeklong session in Geneva of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Indicat…

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