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This report by the Secretariat for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) presents Portugal’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood and earthquake, and discusses the organization, responsibilities and activities of the National Service for Civil Defense. The report outlines country’s main disaster prevention achieve…
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The fifth feature in this Making Cities Resilient 2030 series, under the theme ‘From Risk to Resilience: Building a Local Climate of Success’, profiles Matosinhos, in Portugal Matosinhos’ success in building an impressive record of early warning early action rests on one key principle: get close and stay close to your citizens. This so-called ‘proximit…
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BANGKOK, 10 April 2012 - Threatened by increasing and lethal seasonal floods, the 500-year old Malaysian port city of Melaka is making considerable efforts to reduce the disaster risks that it currently faces from such climate related catastrophic events. Located along the Straits of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, the city of Mela…
Portuguese city commits to sharing its experience and expertise on inclusive climate change adaptation with other municipalities around the world   November 22, 2022, Brussels, Belgium – The Portuguese city of Amadora received recognition today for its leadership on climate action and resilience. At an official meeting in Brussels, the United Nat…
VIENNA, 7 October 2016 – Rolled out in the wake of one of the deadliest storms to strike Europe in decades, the continent-wide weather information service Meteoalarm plays a life-saving role by raising public awareness of how to curb risks, and fosters international cooperation into the bargain. Meteoalarm, which provides alerts that avoid jargon and f…

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