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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.

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thumb for NGOs say disasters summit dropped the ball

22 Jan 2005
NGOs say disasters summit dropped the ball
Civil society groups lament a lack of political commitment in Kobe.

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.

21 Jan 2005
Huge risks loom for world's megacities
KOBE, Japan (Reuters) - The devastation likely in the world's teeming megacities should natural disaster strike could be far worse even than the huge losses of the Indian Ocean tsunami in which ...

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.

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