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22 December 2009

Asian tsunami five years on – Red Cross Red Crescent urges action on disaster risk reduction

17 December 2009

Asia: IFRC urges greater commitment to risk reduction

15 December 2009

IFRC Copenhagen: Protection of the most vulnerable

15 December 2009

WMO: Experts agree on a universal drought index to cope with climate risks

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11 December 2009

2009 Stockholm Policy Forum on Climate-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction - outcome documents now available

08 December 2009

WMO: International experts to recommend standard drought indices

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04 December 2009

UNISDR in support of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "6 Billion Others - Climate Voices"

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04 December 2009

Creating Linkages for a Safer Tomorrow - Proceedings of the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction released

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02 December 2009

International Roundtable of Parliamentarians adopts ‘Malta Declaration of the Commitment of Parliamentarians to COP15 and Beyond’

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26 November 2009

ECOWAS, UNISDR and the World Bank GFDRR join forces to strengthen West African capacities on disaster risk reduction

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20 November 2009

UNISDR secretariat has launched its new Biennial Work Programme for 2010-2011 "Invest today for a safer tomorrow

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19 November 2009

Adaptation to climate change by reducing disaster risks: country practices and lessons

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