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29 September 2009

Typhoon Ondoy - Realities on the ground deserve priority for action

24 September 2009

WMO: New system to detect sand and dust storms

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23 September 2009

The Summit on Climate Change acknowledges disaster risk reduction

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16 September 2009

UN Secretary-General to convene summit on climate change - disaster risk reduction on the agenda

04 September 2009

Sri Lanka: 'Binning' farewell to disaster

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04 September 2009

UNISDR at World Climate Conference 3 (WCC-3)

03 September 2009

Global framework for climate services established at the WCC-3 conference

World climate conference-3 in Geneva, Switzerland

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World Climate Conference - 3

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World Humanitarian Day

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UNISDR side event at ECOSOC 2009 - Briefing on the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

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IPCC Special Report 'Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters': Nominate an author until 27 Jul 2009

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