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  • EM-DAT listing of disaster events in Latvia
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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019
The United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and is the product of the contributions of...
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018
The World Metereological Organization (WMO) marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate, which was first issued in 1194. The 2019 edition treating data for 2018 marks sustained international efforts dedicated to reporting on, analysing and...
Preparedness for Effective Response
Preparedness for Effective Response (PER) is a cyclical approach for a National Society (NS) to systematically assess, measure, and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of its response system in order to take remedial actions. The PER approach puts the National Society in the driver's seat to...
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Photo courtesy of Amod Bhattarai, Sippa Pokhari, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal

Nepal earthquake: Preparing for an inevitable uncertainty

A National Disaster Awareness Program

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