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GNDR member, Ines Ahoue, working with JVE in Ivory Coast reports:   “The drought is being felt across the West African sub region, especially Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad, where all indicators of ...Read More
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With an estimated 10 million people or more struggling to get enough to eat across the Sahel region in West Africa, and more than a million children under the age of five at risk of severe acute malnutrition, Andy Kings, GNDR ...Read More
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GNDR members observe earthquake drill in Delhi. Just days before this week's earthquake in Delhi - reported by India's earthquake centre to measure a magnitude 4.9 - emergency services had been practicing a post-earthquake ...Read More
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The Global Platform for Disaster Reduction from 8 - 13 May 2011 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jessica Faleiro   
Monday, 31 January 2011 20:29

 

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The Global Network for Disaster Reduction will launch Views from the Frontline 2011 at this global conference running from May 8th to May13th.  UNISDR are collaborating with the Global Network to run key sessions and develop a multi-screen interactive display featuring ‘Actions at the Frontline.’  The conference is placing a large emphasis on ‘increased investment in local action.’ 

 

  • Click here to visit our live conference blog which will be update regularly throughout the week.
  • Take our online poll here and contribute your views to our Round Table Discussion on Ensuring a return on investment in local action
  • Visit here on the 10th May at 16:45 CET to see the Round Table discussion being broadcast live


 


 

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