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Nations call for focus on disaster risk reduction at Rio+20

NEW YORK, 13 April 2012 - There was a strong call for "the incorporation of disaster risk reduction in any future framework for sustainable development" during the UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday which served as a major curtain raiser for Rio+20. Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr, delivered a sta…
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Copenhagen joins UNISDR campaign after '1,000-year' flood

Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2012 - The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is the latest city to join the United Nation's Making Cities Resilient Campaign: “My city is getting ready!” which has enlisted over 1,100 member towns and cities since its launch in 2010. Copenhagen’s pledge, announced today, follows the city's adoption of a comprehensive climate chang…

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