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ALERTNET DISASTERS GUIDE: Prevention

thumb for EXPERTS TALK: Quotes from Kobe

EXPERTS TALK: Quotes from Kobe
Our correspondent, Tim Large, solicits key quotes from heavy hitters at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan.

Features

thumb for Early warning needs communities on board

21 Jan 2005
Early warning needs communities on board
Make high-tech systems 'people-centred' to cut disaster deaths, experts say.

thumb for INTERVIEW: Disasters fund would help reach real goals

20 Jan 2005
INTERVIEW: Disasters fund would help reach real goals
Hazards expert Ben Wisner says what he'd like to see come out of the Kobe disasters summit.

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19 Jan 2005
INTERVIEW: UN wants 10 pct of disaster relief for prevention
A dollar spent on disaster prevention pays back tenfold, says U.N. emergency coordinator Jan Egeland.

thumb for CASE STUDY-Bangladesh takes on poverty and disaster

18 Jan 2005
CASE STUDY-Bangladesh takes on poverty and disaster
A hazard-prone country tries to break the vicious cycle that leaves millions at risk

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17 Jan 2005
VIEWPOINT: Save our schools should be Kobe's slogan
Schools and hospitals should be given higher priority in disaster reduction, argues journalist Nick Cater.

Last updated:Thu Nov 26 11:15:58 2009