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A person carrying two buckets walks across a cracked, dry, and moss-covered landscape, suggesting drought conditions.

26 September 2011

China and Africa Step Up Cooperation on Drought Risk Reduction

A large assembly of delegates seated in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, with a speaker addressing the audience from a podium.

22 September 2011

UN General Assembly opens with focus on disasters and prevention

Collapsed building with rubble spilling onto a street after an earthquake; two people walk in the background near damaged structures.

21 September 2011

Earthquake prediction comes under scrutiny as scientists’ trial opens in Italy

20 September 2011

IFRC: Collaborating to tackle humanitarian consequences of climate-induced migration

16 September 2011

Data-collection gap preventing governments from determining risk levels says MDG Gap Task Force Report

Two people in raincoats stand by a wet waterfront railing, with benches nearby and a city skyline obscured by heavy fog in the background.

06 September 2011

Hurricane Irene, a sign of things to come for growing urban centres and local governments – Political leadership needed to reduce risks

A man in a suit with a blue lanyard is looking slightly to the side and smiling during an indoor event or meeting.

Water, too little or too much – a resource that can improve or destroy life: smarter water management needed to reduce disaster risks

A world map made of small photos of people, with the text "World Humanitarian Day 2011, people helping people // 19 August" above it.

Reducing risk is the best humanitarian action, as world celebrates World Humanitarian Day

A panel of eight people sits at a conference table onstage under a banner for the First Mayors' Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Chengdu in August 2011.

World cities come up with a five-point action plan to work together for sustainable development and disaster risk reduction

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The Wave That Eats People – The Value of Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction

A man in a suit speaks into a microphone at a panel discussion, with two women seated beside him, listening attentively.

UNISDR’s parliamentarian initiative helping to move disaster risk reduction forward from political commitment to concrete action

World map showing locations of major natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and cyclones, with labeled events in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand in early 2011.

Halfway through 2011, estimated economic losses already USD265 billion – DRR needed more than ever, says UN

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