All posts tagged "Natural disasters"

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  Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives

  The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as

  • Posted February 8, 2023
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  ‘It is essential to think positively’: five minutes with Kenji Hiramoto

  The head of data strategy, executive officer at the Government of Japan’s Digital Agency, tells GGF about the country’s government interoperability framework, modernising institutions, and why failing can be an

  • Posted October 23, 2022
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  Australian Treasury to model climate change effects on economy

  The federal Treasury is to model the economic impacts of climate change on Australia for the first time in nearly a decade. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has directed the department to

  • Posted July 13, 2022
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  The power of prevention: de-risking the future

  On environmental, social and economic issues, nations face a set of ticking time bombs – and unless they take preventive action, their people and public finances will suffer. At the

  • Posted September 27, 2019
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  EU plans natural disaster response team

  Plans for a centralised emergency response force have been drawn up by the European Commission to strengthen Europe’s capacity to react to natural disasters. The reserve force, which has been

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  EU local governments at the helm in new UN disaster risk action plan

  The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Thursday signed an action plan that aims to boost resilience of cities and regions in Europe. The 2016 to 2020

  • Posted October 14, 2016
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