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Bali Roadmap on Climate Change recognizes importance of disaster risk reduction

The main outcome document of the UNFCCC 13th Conference of the Parties, the Bali Action Plan, sets the path toward a new international climate change agreement. UNISDR is supporting countries in implementing the Bali Action Plan.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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IPCC workshop on extreme events management accepted

The 29th session of the IPCC meeting (Geneva, 1-4 September 2008) agreed to hold a scoping workshop on the IPCC Special Report on Managing Extreme Events to Advance Adaptation proposed by Norway and the ISDR system with support from Luxembourg...
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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European countries seek to reduce disasters through closer interaction between hydrometeorological services and disaster risk management

European countries will meet in Moldova to discuss ways to reduce the impacts of natural hazards through strengthened collaboration among National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and disaster risk management institutions....
World Bank, the
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Campaign launches on hospitals safe from disasters: 'the most expensive hospital is the one that fails'

"With current knowledge and strong political commitment it is possible to protect health facilities from disasters" says assistant Director-General for Heath Action in Crises at WHO. The two-year campaign launches from Davos...
World Bank, the
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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