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Disaster mitigation
ERITREA: Food shortages feared as rains fail
03 Oct 2008 11:38:55 GMT
Source: IRIN
A combination of poor rains, decreased food production and the knock-on effects of increased global prices would adversely affect vulnerable groups in Eritrea this year, aid agencies warned.  

VIETNAM: Child-led disaster training saving lives
01 Oct 2008 10:41:12 GMT
Source: IRIN
Children are frequently the most affected by natural disasters and yet rarely are their voices heard. 

Blog: Cuba, a bullock in hurricane preparedness
24 Sep 2008 06:38:27 GMT
Source: IRIN
Oxfam first highlighted Cuba's highly effective hurricane response system in the April 2004 report Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Hurricane Risk Reduction from Cuba. 

PAKISTAN: School collapse underscores risks from dilapidated structures
18 Sep 2008 09:39:11 GMT
Source: IRIN
On 11 September, four boys were killed when the wall of a school building in Karachi collapsed. The Federal Government Public School had been re-housed six years ago in a new structure but the dilapidated old building had been left standing. 

World Bank approves disaster funding for Costa Rica
16 Sep 2008 22:30:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday pre-approved $65 million in funding for Costa Rica, which the government will be able to tap in the event of a natural disaster. The ... 

MYANMAR: Forewarned, not forearmed
12 Sep 2008 08:21:46 GMT
Source: IRIN

RWANDA: Soil erosion affecting farm productivity
05 Sep 2008 12:42:47 GMT
Source: IRIN

Army helps in India as South Asia reels under floods
01 Sep 2008 08:14:32 GMT
Source: Reuters

Army helps as desperation mounts in flood-hit India
01 Sep 2008 06:09:54 GMT
Source: Reuters

BANGLADESH: Concerns over earthquake preparedness
25 Aug 2008 11:20:20 GMT
Source: IRIN



Background

DISASTERPEDIA: A one-stop info shop on disasters

World Conference on Disaster Reduction 2005

IFRC report attacks myth of helpless disaster victim


Related links

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

World Disasters Report 2004

World Disasters Report 2003

World Disasters Report 2002

World Disasters Report 2001

World Disasters Report 2000


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