UNISDR UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction [to 31 January 2015]
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Disaster risk reduction and science should be core of sustainable development, experts say
30 Jan 2015
With fewer than 50 days to go before the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction top scientists have called on governments to put evidence-based disaster risk reduction at the heart of their strategies for sustainable development.

Floods and poverty collide in Malawi
28 Jan 2015
Lashed by torrential rains, Malawi and neighbouring countries are in the grip of a major flood crisis, with scores of lives lost, and over 600,000 displaced in Malawi alone.

Potenza becomes role model for resilience
POTENZA, 26 January 2015 – The Italian Province of Potenza was recognized at the weekend as a role model for inclusive resilience by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction for its unique network of 100 cities which are all enrolled in the Making Cities Resilient Campaign.