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Al Mamoon, ajonys[at]yahoo_com California, USA
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Tsunami drill in Banten, Indonesia, on December 26, 2007

Remembering the lives lost in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a tsunami drill and test of the Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning Systems were held on 26 December 2007...

Indonesia - government
photo by Tony_Puerzer
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Tsunami three-years: communities take significant steps towards recovery with support of the Red Cross Red Crescent

Three years on from the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff are working with communities along the road to recovery...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
photo by Pinot Dita
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Red Cross Red Crescent and IRI forge partnership to save lives in face of climate change and its humanitarian impacts

Red Cross Red Crescent and IRI partnership set to address urgent "need to incorporate climate information into disaster-risk reduction and decision making"...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Tim Lehmann
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Assistance for communities vulnerable to climate change must be a priority in Bali

Following the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation is calling for a decision to be taken to prioritize climate risk reduction...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
IRIN news
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Bangladesh: megaphones save thousands

A simple early warning system that used local volunteers shouting through megaphones to warn people about the impending cyclone saved thousands of lives when Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh last week...

The New Humanitarian
photo by Flickr user chris_wilson
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Ghana: recent floods a good test for disaster preparedness

"We realized that we still had a long way to go to be able to fully respond to a disaster of such a scale when it happens so abruptly." Jean-Luc Martinage spoke to Andrews Frimpong, Secretary General of the Ghana Red Cross Society.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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What does a disaster resilient community look like?

A group of six agencies was found themselves debating this question...

Tearfund
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Education focus for international day for disaster reduction

The International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction on 10 October will be marked this year by a regional workshop on School Education and Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangkok, and a ceremony on the Day. Both events will take place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

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