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Displaying 3 of about 3 resultsGENEVA, 21 May 2013 - On the opening day of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mayors and local government representatives took part in an open debate on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction Measures at the local level in South Eastern Europe”.
Floods, droughts and forest fires – all of which are cross-border hazards – are the main risks in South Eas…
GENEVA, 12 June 2012 - UNISDR chief Margareta Wahlström today congratulated Switzerland for getting ready to face the consequences of a major earthquake even if the last one happened over 1,000 years ago.
"It is good to see Switzerland setting an example for earthquake preparedness. Taking this threat seriously and involving its neighbors in an ambitio…
MARSEILLES, France, 22 March 2016 – The French government has unveiled a package of measures intended to raise public awareness of the threat posed by floods.
Announced by Minister of the Environment Ms. Ségolène Royal at the French National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the plan aims to improve early warning and public awareness.
“The risk of…