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Protection, prosperity, wellbeing: a focus on disaster risk reduction
Recent crises and disasters across the globe, including Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, floods and landslides in Sierra Leone, severe flooding in the United States and earthquakes in Mexico serve to highlight the very real and immediate need for disaster … Continue reading
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Tagged DDR2017, Disaster risk reduction, International Day for Disaster Reduction, Met Office, tropical storm, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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From debate to action: early warnings for protection and resilience in Africa
Gavin Iley, our Head of International Crisis Management and Resilience describes recent developments in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Africa. It is just over a year since Storm Desmond caused severe flooding in parts of the UK, and eight months … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, DfID, Disaster risk reduction, Early Warning Systems, flooding, Greater Horn of Africa, heavy rain, Met Office, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, warnings, Wilton Park, WMO
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